The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, inspected the Commission’s mechanised boreholes at Dua Junior High School at Bongo, in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
The Commission provided four (4) mechanised boreholes for the Bongo Dua Community. They come with a 10,000-litre overhead tank with three (3) low taps and two overhead taps, serving approximately four thousand five hundred (4500) people in various communities, and one hundred (100) students in the Dua Junior High School.
Dr. Shafic was impressed that the Headmistress and staff of the school were managing the boreholes and giving priority to the students. “These pro-poor water projects align with PURC's mission, efforts in water service delivery focused on providing access to clean water, sustainable water, and supporting Ghana's development.
The Headmistress of the school, Madam Atota Suzana, indicated that the project was strategically placed at the premises of the school to aid the students' study and improve hand-washing culture among the students. “Also, the availability of water within the school avoided the regular excuses from students of going back home to drink water, thereby disrupting smooth learning. “I pledge on behalf of the Staff and students to keep the facility in good condition for greater sustainability”.
The students held play cards with inscriptions; Water is life; he who provides water saves life; thank you for saving us from crossing the road to drink water; we are forever grateful.
Dr. Shafic also visited pro-poor sites in the Bongo Dua Community, as part of the tour of the Upper East Region.
The team with the Executive Secretary, including: Director of Regional Operations, Consumers Service, Alhaji Jabaru Abukari, Director of Energy Services and Performance Monitoring, Ing. Frederick Oblitey, Director, Director of Research and Corporate Affairs, Dr. Eric Obutey, Deputy Director, Northern Operations, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Kweku Tuffuor, Head of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Robert Tia Abdulai Aziz, Mr. Ephraim Atubuoarah and Ms Fauzia Tanko, staff from the Head Office.
