Prisoners asked to use time in prison to learn ICT

Mr Ernest Attuquaye Armah, a Deputy Minister of Communications, has advised prisoners to use their time in jail to learn Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the laboratories now available in prisons across the country.

He gave the advice on Wednesday when he visited the Ho Central Prisons as part of a Volta Regional tour of ICT laboratories facilitated by the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC).

Mr Armah said providing ICT learning centres for the prisons was part of the government’s efforts to “give the prisoners something to do after serving their sentences”.

He said the National Democratic Congress (NDC), as a Social Democratic Party, was interested in the welfare of all, including prisoners.

Mr Armah assured prison authorities of the government’s commitment towards making the project a success and urged them to liaise with the Ministry to solve difficulties.

Mr Divine Ocloo, Deputy Superintendent of Prisons, Coordinator at the Ho Prisons ICT Centre, called for its expansion and the provision of adequate teaching and learning materials.

Some prisoners attending the ICT class asked to be provided with printed notes which they could keep and use as references.

The team also visited the Community Information Centres (CICs) at Klikor-Agbozume in the Ketu-South District and Avernopeme in the Akatsi District.

At Avernopeme, Mr. Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, Akatsi District Chief Executive, said the Assembly had resolved to convert the community library into an ICT centre and appealed to the GIFEC for support.

Source: GNA