From Francis E. Monnie
Most Rev. Philip Naameh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale, recently visited and commiserated with students of the St. Charles Minor Seminary Senior High School at Tamale who lost their belongings through a fire outbreak.
His trip was also to enable him assess the damage caused by the fire that gutted a three-storey Dormitory Block of the Seminary / Senior High School and to assure them of his support.
Very Rev. Matthew Yitiereh, Vicar General of the Archdiocese, described the inferno as the “greatest tragedy ever to have hit the school”. He encouraged the students, especially the third years to endeavour to overcome the trauma and brace themselves for the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations.
It would be recalled that on March 21, 2017, fire gutted a three-storey Dormitory Block of the School affecting the St. Charles Lwanga, St. Augustine and Mukasa Halls.
Belongings of the Students including mattresses, beds, chop boxes, trunks and books were burnt into ashes.
Others who visited the School were Regional Director of Education, Alhaji Mohammed Haroon, and a delegation of stakeholders from the Tamale Metro Directorate of Education, Tamale Metro Assembly and Regional Fire Service.
The rest were Conference of Heads of Assisted Schools, Parent-Teacher Association, School authorities and Board of Directors of the School.
The Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Fire Service, Mr. Nicholas Pokoo-Aikins, advised Students to desist from illegal connections, overloading of electrical appliances and outlets which he said were potential sources of fire hazards. * The burnt dormitory Block (inset) Archbishop Naameh
Others who visited the School were Regional Director of Education, Alhaji Mohammed Haroon, and a delegation of stakeholders from the Tamale Metro Directorate of Education, Tamale Metro Assembly and Regional Fire Service.
The rest were Conference of Heads of Assisted Schools, Parent-Teacher Association, School authorities and Board of Directors of the School.
The Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Fire Service, Mr. Nicholas Pokoo-Aikins, advised Students to desist from illegal connections, overloading of electrical appliances and outlets which he said were potential sources of fire hazards.
