Mr James Agalga, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Builsa North Constituency, has donated 15 desktop computers and assorted training equipment to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Sciences in Sandema.
The 12th Mechanized Battalion of the GAF received five of the computers to boost administrative work, while the training college received 10 computers, one examination couch and a wheelchair.
Other items for the college included two each of stethoscopes, walkers, examination beds, sphygmomanometers and thermometers, as well as three each of bedside lockers, hospital beds, intravenous (IV) stands and screens.
The donation, valued at over GH¢430,000, was funded from the MP’s share of the District Assemblies Common Fund.
Presenting the items at a brief ceremony, Mr Agalga, who chairs Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee, underscored the importance of technology in enhancing national security operations at the local level.
“Our security services require adequate technological resources to effectively discharge their duties, especially in border communities like ours. These computers will facilitate better coordination, intelligence management and operational readiness,” he said.
He noted that strengthening the military and health sectors was critical for community development, adding that the growth of the constituency depended on the resilience of its institutions.
Receiving the computers on behalf of the GAF, Captain Kenneth Dwomoh Kwofie, Second-in-Command at the 12th Mechanized Battalion, expressed appreciation to the MP and said the computers would be deployed immediately to improve administrative and communication systems.
Dr Jerry John Amaasende Akooti, Acting Principal of the training college, also thanked the MP, describing the intervention as timely and impactful.
He assured that the items would be used judiciously for the benefit of students.
