He said auditors would visit their schools to audit the grants released periodically to ensure that the government's efforts to promote basic education is not hampered.

Mr Owusu-Agyei also appealed to the heads and circuit supervisors to strive to keep abreast of the guidelines for the distribution and utilization of the grant and to study basic accounting principles to manage the finances of their schools and to keep accurate records.

The Minister, who is also the MP for Efuttu, was speaking when he visited educational institutions in the area to get first hand information on the conditions in the schools.

Institutions visited included Winneba Secondary School, District Council, A.M.E. Zion and the St John's Anglican Primary and Junior Secondary as well as the Presbyterian Junior Secondary Schools.

He stated that the grant could only be assessed after they had drawn SPIP's, stressing areas of priority including sports, culture, administration, Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs) and minor repairs.

Mr Owusu-Agyei warned that heads who misappropriated the capitation grant would be prosecuted and dismissed.

Ms Helena Arkoh, District Director of Education, urged teachers to adhere to basic teaching principles and serve as models for their pupils and students.

She urged the heads of the institutions to maintain the standard specification for school buildings to meet the desired needs and environment for teaching and learning.

Ms Arkoh said without the necessary infrastructure, education would suffer and negatively affect the government's plan to make Information Communication Technology (ICT) part of basic education.

Most of the schools the minister visited lack toilet facilities, a situation that forces teachers, pupils and students to attend to natures call in nearby bushes.