The Member of Parliament for the Ahafo Ano Southwest Constituency, Elvis Osei Mensah-Dapaah, has pledged to renovate the science laboratory of Mankranso Senior High School following the school’s inspiring performance in the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz.
The MP committed in an interview with JoyNews when he visited the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Cape Coast to support Mankranso SHS in their semifinal contest against Mfantsipim School and Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS).
According to him, the school’s impressive run in the competition, despite poor infrastructure, has challenged him to accelerate development projects at the school.
“Though I’m an opposition Member of Parliament, you know how tedious it is,” Mr Mensah-Dapaah said.
“Looking at the infrastructure development that took place under my predecessor’s regime, I have decided to continue those projects — including dormitories and classrooms.”
He revealed that Mankranso SHS had already visited the school and recognised the urgent need for intervention.
“I’ve been to the school myself,” he noted. “They have the structure for a science laboratory, but looking at the condition, things are not well. So what I’m trying to do now is to start with the lab. There’s nothing inside the structure.”
The MP said that beyond government funding, he is willing to commit his own resources to help transform the school.
“What they have done has boosted me to do a lot,” he said. “I won’t rely on government coffers alone. There are certain aspects of it that I’ll use my own money to support the school because they’ve given us a good name.”
Mr. Mensah-Dapaah commended the students and teachers of Mankranso SHS for putting their community on the map through their remarkable NSMQ performance and promised continued support to sustain their progress.
“They’ve made us proud,” he added. “And I can assure you, today we are going to beat Mfantsipim and GSTS.”
Mankranso SHS, a Category C school in the Ahafo Ano Southwest District, has become one of the most inspiring stories of the 2025 NSMQ season. Their journey from inadequate facilities and deteriorating infrastructure to competing at the national semifinal stage has drawn widespread attention to the challenges facing less-endowed schools across Ghana.
The school’s NSMQ coordinator, Ibrahim Ofori Yusif, earlier told JoyNews that the team’s mission was to use the national platform to draw attention to their plight and appeal for support.