KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY; MULTI-PURPOSE OFFICE COMPLEX EARMARKED TO GENERATE FUNDS TO BE COMMENCED UNDER THE GUISE OF JESSIES ASANTE WHEN ELECTED.

Team JAPK on leadership has identified that it has become vital to efficiently use resources of the council to generate funds rather than always being dependent on the SRC dues. 

In so doing, the Team has thought of commencing processes to erect a multipurpose office complex which will fetch between GHS 100,000.00 to GHS 150,000.00 annually and also to provide employment for some fraction of students. This is a medium-term project expected to span for two-to-three successive administrations.

SECTIONS OF THE BUILDING

The team, as part of its plan and preparation has contacted some building experts and architects to develop a structural design for the proposed complex, which is subject to review by the General Assembly and Council.

The complex is structured to be a storey with two floors; ground floor, first floor, second floor and a roof top.

The building would contain; a banking hall, Mini Market (Grocery square), Cafeteria, a Lactating mother’s lounge, two Conference rooms, Junior Common Room (JCR), Gym, front desk, an office for women caucus, office for various portfolios and the Presidential Suite. 

BENEFITS OF THE BUILDING

 The space for the mini-mart will be rented out to generate funds and also to employ students as shop attendants. 

 Banking hall, Conference rooms, and rooftop, will be rented to raise funds for the council.

·      The Cafeteria will be out-sourced to raise funds for the council to provide some students with part time employment and practical session for departments that will need the edifice.

 The gym will be co-funded with an investor to coup funds for the council.

The Junior Common Room will be accessible by students to have meetings and other relevant events.

The lactating mother’s bay will provide resting place for mothers and caretakers, and also have a Disney play booth for babies.
Lastly, the front view will be used as advertising board to generate funds.

ESTIMATED COST AND SOURCE OF FUNDS

The cost of the complex is estimated at GHS 1,300,000.00.

Source of funds are;

• INTERNALLY GENERATED FUNDS (SRC DUES)
• SPONSORSHIP

The current SRC dues is estimated at GHS 900,000.00 and therefore if the administration dedicates half of the total funds to this project, we are certain that two-to-three administrations can complete and benefit from this edifice. The edifice can satiate the cost within a period of 10-13 years and profiteer for a good number of years.

The team believes in undertaking projects that for-sees the future which this administration will not benefit from but for successors of this institution.

Below are images of the proposed multipurpose office complex.

_CENTER SPREAD OF THE PEASE POLICY—KTU TO GET A SPORTS COMPLEX WITH A FULLY FURNISHED ASTRO-TURF WHEN VOTED

The PEASE policy as headlined by Team JAPK is the driving force to accelerate the development of the SRC and also to initiate a modified system of governance in KTU. One of the subsidiaries under the PEASE policy to be discussed is the ‘Project’. Project has six blocks of items in which one will be digested in this edition of the center spread.

To begin with, the indefatigable problem identifiers of Team JAPK noticed that; the disciplines that make up the University includes sports as an extra-curricular activity, again sports is a lucrative medium that employs some talented youth (Sportsmen) in Ghana. Considering the benefits that comes with developing sports, it is vital to have facilities that will train our sportsmen and hence help them secure jobs in their field. 

In perspective, the solution is to commence negotiations, engage sports experts and some companies to have a sports complex built here in KTU to help the development of sports. This initiative seeks to make KTU a sports development hub where myriad sports talent from this school will be exported to and from the country and also to feed our national teams.

myriad sports talent from this school will be exported to and from the country and also to feed our national teams.

How do we intend to enroll this? This is a long term project which is expected to be completed in a two calendar year in phases. The first phase (I) would complete the astro-turf and basketball court in 12months and the other sporting disciplines in the latter months of the expected period of phase II. We intend to secure sponsorship by trading on the corporate social responsibilities from partnered banks of the SRC. Again, the Team has out-sourced its links to engage companies like Coca-Cola bottling company, Mc Dan Shipping company, GNPC etc. to render a social responsibility service to absorb part of the funds. We will therefore use various means of generating funds with assets of the SRC to fund the project in order to lay off pressure on the SRC coffers.

We deem-it-fit to work earnestly to see this initiative manifest to help develop sportsmen of KTU, commitment to the PEASE policy is an evidence of we being serious about developing systems to help the people of KTU. Thank you.

JESSIE SASU ASANTE

SRC PRESIDENT HOPEFUL 21’

THE THRIVING FORCE

WATER SHORTAGE; BIG BLOW TO STUDENTS IN THE EXAMINATION WEEK

 

I write to advocate for my colleague students and myself over the recent shortage of water at our various hostels. Life on campus is almost becoming

unbearable due to shortage of water being the basic need of every student. The myriad usage of water for domestic purposes and for emergency make water a fundamental need that needs to be satiated, therefore the shortage of water is posing some challenges which include; lateness to class, distortion of our itinerary, poor concentration in class, and a fear of affecting us against our examination timetable.

In recent times, students have to scavenge in search of water, hopping from one hotspot to another. And this is brooding more complications to our academics; for instance, a student who has a class at 6:00 am will have to wake up at dawn to queue up for water in order to get prepared for class and other domestic use like cooking etc. In a first come first serve queue, the latter student will definitely be late for class which is a serious breach to academic ingenuity.

Again, our itinerary for studies, cooking, and washing is disorganized due to the shortage. As students, we go to main campus to study in the evenings, prepare food after class and do laundry when necessary; all of these activities involve water therefore we tend to postpone or forgo some of these activities which affect us.

In addition, this leads to poor concentration in class, it is evident from how some of my course mates sleep in class because they have to queue at 3:00 am to get water. The hassle in getting water stresses us at dawn and makes us dull in class especially at early morning classes. While others are stressed, others leave class to go and fill their barrels and containers when they are hinted that the tap is flowing.

Lastly, end of semester examination is a week away from now, we fear the negative impacts these aforementioned factors will have as we prepare to write exams. It is obvious that examination requires enough preparations but the recent shortage of water is not helping students to have efficient preparations. 

In proposing solutions to the matters arising, I have contacted the GWCL and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to help offload their water tenders which is equivalent to 10,000 liters at an affordable cost. The water tender (10,000 liters) can serve a maximum of 2000 (5litre bucket) at a go. I therefore copy office of the SRC to contact their corporate partners, Academic chair to use their influence to fetch the concerned, Quality Assurance etc. to get involved and help absorb the cost for water to be supplied for this and the examination period. Looking at the way forward, I suggest that hostel managers and managers of GetFund should adopt alternative means to provide water with which drilled water with pumps will best fit.

Thank you.

JESSIE SASU ASANTE

SRC PRESIDENT HOPEFUL ’21.