{
  "id": 10490668,
  "title": "Desks rotting in abandoned Kintampo South E-Block: A decade of neglect and a waste of state resources",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/desks-rotting-in-abandoned-kintampo-south-e-block-a-decade-of-neglect",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:53:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/desks-rotting-in-abandoned-kintampo-south-e-block-a-decade-of-neglect-and-a-waste-of-state-resources/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the quiet farming community of Anyima, a derelict school sits as a stark reminder of broken promises and wasted taxpayer money. The Community Day Senior High School, part of the E-Blocks project launched by the NDC in 2016, remains unfinished after a decade of work. Stacked inside the empty classrooms are thousands of wooden desks purchased with public funds, now rotting from neglect. These desks, meant for hundreds of students, are crumbling and infested with termites, while nearby schools struggle with bare floors and broken furniture. The project was abandoned following the 2016 election when the NDC lost power to the NPP, halting construction and funding. Now, the Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, calls the situation a \"pure case of financial loss to the state,\" lamenting the wasted resources while other schools in the region lack basic desks. He plans to relocate the desks to better serve children in need. Despite the ongoing issues, the minister remains hopeful that the contractor's return will eventually complete the school, hoping to finally provide the community with the education they deserve.",
  "summary": "In the quiet farming community of Anyima, in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region, a grim monument to broken promises stands silently. The Community Day Senior High School, initiated under the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in 2016 as part of the ambitious E-Blocks project, remains unfinished ten years after construction […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Desks rotting in abandoned Kintampo South E-Block: A decade of neglect and a waste of state resources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/desks-rotting-in-abandoned-kintampo-south-e-block-a-decade-of-neglect-10492073",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:38:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}