Omanghana
John Dramani Mahama has announced that his administration will prioritize the completion of 30 abandoned Community Day Senior High School projects, commonly known as E-Blocks, located in urban and peri-urban areas across Ghana.
The initiative forms part of a broader emergency infrastructure drive aimed at addressing classroom shortages and expanding access to secondary education in regions experiencing high student enrollment. According to the president, the government intends to focus on completing projects that were previously started but left unfinished at various stages of construction.
The E-Block program was originally launched to construct about 200 Community Day Senior High Schools across the country. The initiative was designed to expand educational infrastructure and help accommodate increasing demand for secondary education. Data compiled by Fact-Check Ghana indicates that 29 of the schools were fully completed by the end of 2016. However, several other projects remained incomplete or unused despite being close to completion.
Some sites, including those in Mpaha and Apesua, have reportedly remained dormant for years due to funding constraints and administrative delays. The government now plans to resume work on selected facilities in order to make them operational and help ease overcrowding in existing schools.
Alongside the completion of the E-Block projects, the government has announced additional initiatives aimed at strengthening public services. In the health sector, an allocation of 10 million Ghana cedis has been approved to revive the medical school at the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani.
The government has also confirmed that the Ministry of Finance (Ghana) has granted clearance for the annual recruitment of teachers and nurses beginning in 2025. The measure is intended to address staffing shortages in schools and healthcare facilities nationwide.
In the media sector, authorities are also planning to establish a Media Development Fund aimed at supporting journalists working in underserved communities. The fund is expected to provide sponsorship opportunities and multimedia equipment to media practitioners in deprived areas to improve access to information and local reporting capacity.
President Mahama has emphasized that the government’s current strategy focuses on completing stalled or abandoned projects across multiple sectors before initiating new ones. The policy covers infrastructure in education, healthcare, and transportation, intending to maximize the value of existing public investments and accelerating service delivery for citizens.
Source: Omanghana
