GETFund Backed Project to Deliver Multipurpose Assembly Hall and Student Hostel as President Joins Workers Day Celebrations in Koforidua
Koforidua, Eastern Region — 1st May 2026
It was a day that blended two powerful symbols of national progress in one city. On Thursday, 1st May 2026, Koforidua found itself at the centre of the national conversation as His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama arrived in the Eastern Regional capital to perform the sod cutting ceremony for a transformational infrastructure project at the SDA College of Education at Asokore, before proceeding to Jackson Park to stand with workers of the New Juaben South Municipality on Workers Day. By the time the sun set on Koforidua that evening, the city had witnessed both a celebration of labour and a concrete act of investment in the future of education.
Breaking Ground at Asokore
The SDA College of Education at Asokore has long been one of the key teacher training institutions serving the Eastern Region and beyond. Like many colleges of its kind across Ghana, it has continued to grow in student numbers and academic demand while its physical infrastructure has struggled to keep pace. That reality began to change on Thursday morning when President Mahama lifted the ceremonial spade and turned the first sod on the grounds of the college, officially commencing construction of a new Multipurpose Assembly Hall and Students Hostel Block.
The significance of the moment was not lost on those in attendance. A multipurpose assembly hall gives a college a proper civic heart, a space where students gather for graduations, lectures, cultural events, and community activities. A students hostel, on the other hand, addresses one of the most persistent practical challenges facing tertiary students in Ghana, the availability of safe, decent, and affordable accommodation close to their place of study. Together these two facilities represent a wholesome investment in the quality of student life and academic experience at the SDA College of Education.
The Funding and the Partners Behind the Project
Projects of this scale do not happen by accident. The construction of the Multipurpose Assembly Hall and Students Hostel Block is funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund, widely known as GETFund, in collaboration with the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council. GETFund exists precisely for moments like this, channelling resources into educational infrastructure that individual institutions and local assemblies cannot always finance on their own.
Fabmon Ltd has been appointed as the contractor for the project, with Multi-Build Consult Ltd serving as the consultant to oversee the technical and professional standards of the construction. The involvement of a dedicated consultant signals the Assembly and its partners' commitment to quality and accountability in delivery. For the students and staff of SDA College of Education, this combination of credible funding, experienced contractors, and professional oversight is reason for confidence that what was begun on Thursday will be completed to a standard worthy of the occasion.
A President Who Showed Up
There is something meaningful about the fact that it was the President himself who cut the sod on Thursday. Infrastructure projects at colleges of education can often feel like administrative decisions made far from public view. When the Head of State personally commences a project, it sends a message about the priority his government places on it and on the sector it serves. Teacher education in Ghana sits at the foundation of the entire education system. The quality of every classroom in the country is shaped in large part by the quality of the colleges that train its teachers. Investing in the SDA College of Education is, in that sense, an investment that reaches far beyond Asokore.
From the Campus to Jackson Park
After the sod cutting at Asokore, President Mahama did not depart Koforidua. Instead he made his way to Jackson Park in the heart of the city to join workers of the New Juaben South Municipality in marking Workers Day 2026. The juxtaposition was both deliberate and fitting. On a day set aside to honour the dignity of labour, the President had spent his morning investing in the infrastructure that will train future workers, teachers, and professionals. His presence at Jackson Park completed that message.
Workers Day is not simply a public holiday. It is a reminder that the roads, schools, hospitals, offices, farms, and markets that define a community are the products of human effort and dedication. The workers of Koforidua and the New Juaben South Municipality, like workers across Ghana, carry that weight every day. Having their President stand among them at Jackson Park on 1st May was a gesture of recognition that those who labour deserve more than words.
What This Means for Koforidua and the Municipality
For the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly, Thursday was a day that demonstrated the kind of partnership between central government, regional coordination, and local development that produces real results. The Assembly has consistently worked to attract investment into education, infrastructure, and economic development within the municipality. The GETFund project at SDA College of Education is a validation of those efforts and a sign that Koforidua continues to be seen as a city worthy of transformational investment.
For students at the college, the promise of a new hostel and assembly hall means a better experience, more conducive to learning, community, and growth. For the municipality as a whole, it means a stronger educational institution anchored in its midst, one that will continue to draw students, staff, and economic activity into Koforidua for years to come.
The sod has been cut. The workers have been celebrated. And in Koforidua on the first day of May 2026, the future felt a little closer than it did the day before.
For more information on development projects and activities within the New Juaben South Municipality, contact the Client Service Unit of the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly, Koforidua.
Koforidua, Eastern Region — 1st May 2026
It was a day that blended two powerful symbols of national progress in one city. On Thursday, 1st May 2026, Koforidua found itself at the centre of the national conversation as His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama arrived in the Eastern Regional capital to perform the sod cutting ceremony for a transformational infrastructure project at the SDA College of Education at Asokore, before proceeding to Jackson Park to stand with workers of the New Juaben South Municipality on Workers Day. By the time the sun set on Koforidua that evening, the city had witnessed both a celebration of labour and a concrete act of investment in the future of education.
Breaking Ground at Asokore
The SDA College of Education at Asokore has long been one of the key teacher training institutions serving the Eastern Region and beyond. Like many colleges of its kind across Ghana, it has continued to grow in student numbers and academic demand while its physical infrastructure has struggled to keep pace. That reality began to change on Thursday morning when President Mahama lifted the ceremonial spade and turned the first sod on the grounds of the college, officially commencing construction of a new Multipurpose Assembly Hall and Students Hostel Block.
The significance of the moment was not lost on those in attendance. A multipurpose assembly hall gives a college a proper civic heart, a space where students gather for graduations, lectures, cultural events, and community activities. A students hostel, on the other hand, addresses one of the most persistent practical challenges facing tertiary students in Ghana, the availability of safe, decent, and affordable accommodation close to their place of study. Together these two facilities represent a wholesome investment in the quality of student life and academic experience at the SDA College of Education.
The Funding and the Partners Behind the Project
Projects of this scale do not happen by accident. The construction of the Multipurpose Assembly Hall and Students Hostel Block is funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund, widely known as GETFund, in collaboration with the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council. GETFund exists precisely for moments like this, channelling resources into educational infrastructure that individual institutions and local assemblies cannot always finance on their own.
Fabmon Ltd has been appointed as the contractor for the project, with Multi-Build Consult Ltd serving as the consultant to oversee the technical and professional standards of the construction. The involvement of a dedicated consultant signals the Assembly and its partners' commitment to quality and accountability in delivery. For the students and staff of SDA College of Education, this combination of credible funding, experienced contractors, and professional oversight is reason for confidence that what was begun on Thursday will be completed to a standard worthy of the occasion.
A President Who Showed Up
There is something meaningful about the fact that it was the President himself who cut the sod on Thursday. Infrastructure projects at colleges of education can often feel like administrative decisions made far from public view. When the Head of State personally commences a project, it sends a message about the priority his government places on it and on the sector it serves. Teacher education in Ghana sits at the foundation of the entire education system. The quality of every classroom in the country is shaped in large part by the quality of the colleges that train its teachers. Investing in the SDA College of Education is, in that sense, an investment that reaches far beyond Asokore.
From the Campus to Jackson Park
After the sod cutting at Asokore, President Mahama did not depart Koforidua. Instead he made his way to Jackson Park in the heart of the city to join workers of the New Juaben South Municipality in marking Workers Day 2026. The juxtaposition was both deliberate and fitting. On a day set aside to honour the dignity of labour, the President had spent his morning investing in the infrastructure that will train future workers, teachers, and professionals. His presence at Jackson Park completed that message.
Workers Day is not simply a public holiday. It is a reminder that the roads, schools, hospitals, offices, farms, and markets that define a community are the products of human effort and dedication. The workers of Koforidua and the New Juaben South Municipality, like workers across Ghana, carry that weight every day. Having their President stand among them at Jackson Park on 1st May was a gesture of recognition that those who labour deserve more than words.
What This Means for Koforidua and the Municipality
For the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly, Thursday was a day that demonstrated the kind of partnership between central government, regional coordination, and local development that produces real results. The Assembly has consistently worked to attract investment into education, infrastructure, and economic development within the municipality. The GETFund project at SDA College of Education is a validation of those efforts and a sign that Koforidua continues to be seen as a city worthy of transformational investment.
For students at the college, the promise of a new hostel and assembly hall means a better experience, more conducive to learning, community, and growth. For the municipality as a whole, it means a stronger educational institution anchored in its midst, one that will continue to draw students, staff, and economic activity into Koforidua for years to come.
The sod has been cut. The workers have been celebrated. And in Koforidua on the first day of May 2026, the future felt a little closer than it did the day before.
For more information on development projects and activities within the New Juaben South Municipality, contact the Client Service Unit of the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly, Koforidua.