A 5- member delegation from the Overberk college in Munster-Germany, yesterday paid a courtesy call on the mayor of Tamale, Hon.Alhaji Abu Takoro in his office. The delegation, comprising staff and students was in the company of representatives of staff and students of the host partner institution,Bagaba College of Education, under the leadership of the principal of the College-Prof.Gazale.
Briefing the Mayor on their mission,the leader of the delegation, Mr.Cornelius Dworzynski explained that the group arrived in Tamale yesterday to begin a 4-day engagement with management and students of the Bagabaga College of Education. This according to him, is an exchange visit under a newly established school partnership with cooperation agreements between the 2 sister institutions in areas of sharing learning experiences in pedagogy and cultural Exchange.
The school partnership programme forms part of ongoing sister city relationship between Tamale and Munster, Germany in line with the local governance exchange programme between Ghana and North-Rhine Wesphilia-NRW.
In his welcome remarks, the mayor of Tamale Hon.Alhaji Abu Takoro expressed gratitude to city authority of Munster and indeed the German government for this partnership and therefore assured the delegation, the Assembly’s commitment to ongoing efforts to deepen the partnership. The mayor used the occasion to outline government of Ghana flagship interventions in areas of health care delivery such as construction and refurbishment of CHPS compounds and staff accommodation aimed at increasing access to quality and affordable health care; improving school infrastructure such as classrooms as well as school furniture to address the furniture gaps in our public basic schools; and improved access to Water and Sanitation facilities among others. He therefore appealed to the delegation to consider exploring funding opportunities and options to support in any of these areas even as we work to build stronger and resilient partnership for the mutual benefit of our partner Municipalities-Tamale and Munster.