Over 500 pupils stranded as contractor locks up school in prestea hunivally municipality over non-payment for project.Pupils of Appiate M/A Primary School in the prestea hunivally Municipality were left stranded after contractor of the six-unit classroom block locked up the classrooms due to alleged unpaid debt owed to them by the government.
The construction firm, Nana Company Limited, said it took the action to press for payment from the government, 2 years after completion.
Frustrated by the prolonged delay, the contractor resorted to locking the classrooms, awaiting payment.
In an interview with the media, the appiate uint committee , Mr Agyemang, explained that the project began in 2022 and was completed in 2023 ,according to the uint committee chairman he says the contactor has locked up 6 classroom which some of the students are sitting outside and class 1,2,3 are occupying one K.G classroom.
So they are appealing to the government to pay the contactor so that they can receive the keys for the students to use the classroom for daily activities.
Cue in committee chairman
By Bismark Mensah@A/R.