The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation, has commissioned an estimated GH¢1.7 million six-classroom unit block for the Krobo Girls’ Presbyterian Senior High School in Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region.

The facility which started in 2019 and completed this year will serve as offices and laboratories for the Home Economics department of the school.

The Board Chairman of GNPC, Freddie Blay speaking at the commissioning ceremony on Thursday, May 25, said that the facility is to complete government’s efforts in the provision of social amenities adding that they will ensure all citizens enjoy some of the oil proceeds.

“We want the world to know that the GNPC Foundation was set up to impact lives, what it means is that, as much as possible, it is to complement the efforts of government and we are doing that in the whole country. 

It is significant for people to know that, if there are natural resources the country will have, the whole country must benefit from it, and oil is a typical example.

The former Ellembelle MP added, “Oil itself all over the world sometimes creates problems for some communities because people fight over it. People want to benefit more than others.

"But this government is bent on ensuring that it is spread across the country and for that matter one of the significant tools to do so is what GNPC Foundation is doing. We are spreading it all over the 16 regions in the country, particularly, infrastructure, education and sanitation.”

Mr Blay also asked the students to make good use of the facility by keeping it safe.

“It’s a small edifice, but it’s symbolic, make good use of the facility, and learn hard at your very infant age to build your future. Learn for your future, life is how you make it, I hope you will take advantage of the facility fully,” the board chairman of GNPC admonished.

The Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation, Dr Dominic Eduah, said his outfit will do more to ensure that the ordinary Ghanaian benefit from the oil proceeds.

“We are evenly and fairly distributing the proceeds from oil production, that is the objective of GNPC, we are supposed to ensure that Ghanaians benefit from the oil proceeds. And I’m happy to say that we are up to the task, our target is to impact not less than 10 million Ghanaians. 

We are here to ensure that Krobo Girls has full access to the facility,” the Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation underscored.

The headmistress of Krobo Girls’ Presbyterian Senior High School, Bernice Noel Mensah-Akutteh, pledged to ensure that they use the facility judiciously expressing appreciation to GNPC for the gesture.