General News of Friday, 24 January 2020Source: classfmonline.comYou can’t take our school – Achimota preparatory PTA fights GESAngry parents and teachers of Achimoa preparatory schoolThe Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of the Achimota Preparatory School (APS) in the Greater Accra region have vowed to resist any attempt by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take over the school. The PTA of APS said the school is a private institution and, therefore, the GES has no right to take over a private entity. In a letter addressed to the Regional Director of the GES, Ms Monica Ankrah, the PTA said the GES has failed to give any lawful reason, short of regulatory matters why they will have to take over the management of another corporate entity registered and limited by guarantee. “You are showing disregard for the pupils, staff and their livelihood on a whim and we deserve the right to defend our investments and reputation with any means possible,” the PTA said. The parents and teachers explained that the Achimota Golf Club operate on Achimota lands mostly as commercial entities other than education, but continue to occupy substantial portions of Achimota lands without any action from the Greater Accra Regional Director of Education, however, she has “resorted to concocting reasons to seize APS into government fold.

Source: GhanaWeb January 24, 2020 13:52 UTC