School names dormitory block after Dr Kwabena Duffuor

The Board of Governors and the management of Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region have named a dormitory block after the immediate past Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor,  for his commitment towards  community development.

Dr Duffuor single-handedly sponsored the renovation of the dormitory, which has now been named the ‘Kwabena Duffuor House’.

Handover

Speaking at the handover ceremony at Kumawu, his hometown, Dr Duffuor emphasised that his continuous support for education was because of the positive impact it created in the lives of people. 

“Throughout my life, I have been passionate and committed to supporting education in many ways so as to make significant impact on the lives of our people. It is in view of this that when the request was made to me to consider renovating the block now named after me, I did not hesitate to support the cause’’.

He challenged the students to make good use of the opportunities they were getting while in school.

“If you cast your mind back to some of your colleagues who could not pursue their education due either to financial constraints, poor academic performance, or simply due to lack of access, then you have to appreciate how lucky you have been’’, Dr Duffuor said.

Advice to students

He admonished the students to make their studies a priority, since it is the surest way to prosperity. 

Dr Duffuor, who is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of HODA Holdings Limited, the parent company of over a dozen business enterprises, including Star Assurance Company Limited, StarLife Assurance Company Limited, uniBank Ghana Limited and uniCredit Savings & Loans Limited,  has also renovated the midwives and physicians quarters of the Kumawu Medical Centre and made a donation of various items, including beds, mattresses and pillows to the centre. 

Dr Kwabena Duffuor, who is the Board Chairman of the Kumawuman Rural Bank, also inaugurated a new ultra-modern head office of the bank in Kumawu.