The CEO of Kofata Motors, Dr. Emmanuel Nyarko, popularly known as Great Kofata, has commissioned and handover an ultramodern ICT center to the Asuboa DA JHS school in the Akyemansa District of Eastern Region.
The CEO of Kofata Motors is a native of Akyem Bontodiase, Akyem Asuboa North and Akyem Adwafo, all in the Akyemansa District.
This is the 3rd time Dr. Emmanuel Nyarko is doing such project in the Akyemansa District.
He first built semilar ICT Laboratory in Akyem Bontodiase and Akyem Adwafo and this was the turn of Akyem Asuboa North.
The project was commissioned to mark His late father’s One Year Anniversary and thus christened after him as “Mr. Emmanuel K. NYARKO (Agyaa) ICT Centre”
The fully equiped facility is expected to promote teaching and learning of ICT skills among the children in the community.
Dr. Emmanuel Nyarko popularly known as Great Kofata built the facility in the capacity as an old student of Asuboa BA school. He completed in the year 1984 and as part of giving back to the school and the society that nurtured him.
Great Kofata, in his address, stated that we are currently living in the world of technology and as part of effort to help the youth in the District to know more about ICT, he decided to build the Lab for them so that it will help in their understanding of digital world.
He said, the Vice president of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is championing the use of ICT and digitalization in the country so he thought it wise to support the young ones to come to speed with technology of the 21st century.
According to him the use of technological knowledge is taking over everything paper to digitalization and he experienced it all in his travels to abroad.
He urged the pupils to take full advantage of the facility and learn very hard so that they can achieve their goals in future.
Dr. Emmanuel Nyarko said he want to see great people like him and his co-equals and even more than them in future that is why he is much concerned about education in the district.
He adviced the students not to joke with their books but learn very hard. He challenged the pupils again to believe in themselves for their dreams to come to reality.
The District Chief Executive of the Akyemansa District, Hon. Paul Asamoah, expressed his appreciation to Dr. Emmanuel Nyarko for how supportive he has been to the district.
According to the DCE, after his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Akyemansa District, he pleaded with the people to give him five people each from all the towns in the district but it was only Great Kofata who boldly came out and said he will help the district, no body showed up to help develop the district.
He revealed that he usually seeks for help and advice from Kofata and there has never been a single day that the Kofata has even turn his back to him so he thanked him for always being there for them.
The Chief of Akyem Asuboah, Nana Agyei Bekoi II, thanked Young Kofata for giving them such a project in his town.
He promised the safety and good care of the facility.
He called on other well-to-do natives of the town to emulate what Young Kofata has done to help develop the town.
Nana Agyei Bekoi II, said nothing is too small so everyone should come on board with the little they can help with.
He donated a parcel of land to Young Kofata to show their appreciation and to do any project he want to do with it in the town.
The District Director of Education for Akyemansa District Ms. Joyce Afriyie Adjepong added that Young Kofata has been very supportive to education in the district and she pray to God to bless him and his family so that they can continue to be a blessing to the district.
She said, she was going to team up with her colleagues in the office so that they can take very good care of the facility.
Government is helping education but government alone can not do it so she urged other people to come and support
Report by Samuel Quao