The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has indicated that efforts are underway to put up a permanent dining hall facility for the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School in the Ashanti Region.
This comes after strong winds ripped off the roofing of the school’s dining hall on Monday, February 6.
According to Nana Agyemang Prempeh, the Director General of NADMO, all stakeholders are already in discussions to find a permanent solution to the predicament.
“We are going to put our heads together with the assembly to see how we can help the school temporarily cope because students still have to be in school. Together, we will talk to the Ministry of Education and GETFund to get a better structure.”
He added that the medical bills of the students would be catered for by the government.
“Government is also ready to support the students and parents as far as the medical bills are concerned. The government will do that, so we want to assure parents that children are in safe hands and everything is going on well.”
Background
Five students suffered multiple fractures and are under intensive care.
Others were admitted to the Ejura Government Hospital, while 28 have been discharged.
One of the students, who had a fracture in the leg, was referred to a specialist facility for further treatment.
The Ejura-Sekyeredumasi Municipal Fire Commander, Isaac Adu Yaw, suspected some structures were weakened by torrential rain in the area last Friday.
However, he was not certain of the actual cause of the incident.
Meanwhile, investigations were launched to find the cause of the disaster.
