THE immediate past headmaster of the Manya Krobo Senior High School at Nuaso, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo, Mr Ebenezer Narh Sackitey, was at the weekend honoured for his immense contribution in making the school one of the best in the Eastern Region.
The event also coincided with the honouring of Mr Korle Francis Narh, a past student of the school who after obtaining grade ‘A’ in five subjects at the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSEC) two years ago, was not satisfied with the results and took the examinations again last year and obtained grade ‘A’ in seven subjects.
Mr Sackitey, who was posted to the school as a class tutor in 1998 and rose through the ranks to become the headmaster in 2004 and retired late last year.
In appreciation of his contributions resulting in the tremendous improvement of the school’s infrastructure and academic performance, the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) presented him with an undisclosed amount of money and a citation, which acknowledged the part he played to move the school that far.
In statements read by the former PTA Chairman, Mr F.S. Agu, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr Charles Darko, his vice, Dr J.W. Oteng and the new headmaster, Rev. Isaac Sackey Kwao, they all praised Mr Sackitey for instilling discipline in both staff and students resulting in the improvement of the academic performance of the students.
According to them, the former headmaster, who played a significant role in improving the school’s facilities, also did his best to assist the PTA to procure vehicles for the school.
They were hopeful that Mr Sackitey although retired, would continue to offer good suggestions for the further improvement of the school.
The acting President of the Manya Krobo Traditional Council, Nene Sasraku VI, said the traditional council and the people of the area would always remember Mr Sackitey for improving the condition of the school and producing academically good and disciplined students for tertiary educational institutions.
Mr Sackitey expressed his gratitude to the PTA, staff, past and present students for their support and also honouring him.
He expressed the hope that they would do the same to the new headmaster to further improve the fortunes of the school.
Earlier, new PTA executive members under the chairmanship of Rev Stephen Narh were elected after which the former chairman, Mr Agu briefed the gathering about steps being taken to further improve infrastructure, discipline and academic performance of the students.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
ATIWA ASSEMBLY MAKES PROGRESS (PAGE 16, MARCH 30, 2010)
THE Atiwa District Assembly in the Eastern Region last year mobilised internally generated revenue amounting to GH¢181,422.59 as against GH¢170,164.00 estimated, an increase of 6.7 per cent.
The district which was carved out from the vast East Akyem District about four years ago comprised mainly of small farming communities and with the exception of Anyinam, the only commercial town which generates revenue, the other towns and communities hardly provided any revenue.
This made it difficult for the assembly to support the government and its development partners to develop the area.
To address the problem, the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Emmanuel Atta-Twum on assumption of office, instituted a number of measures such as the establishment of a task force to mobilise revenue which had started paying off.
Addressing the assembly last Friday, the DCE stated that the downward trend of revenue mobilization associated with the assembly since its inception was being reversed and that between January and February this year, GH¢33,438.73 of revenue had already been collected as compared with GH¢21.992.00 generated within the same period last year.
Mr Atta Twum who commended the revenue collectors for a good work done indicated that new measures such as the intensification of tax education for the people to regularly honour their tax obligations and the withdrawal of aged and non-performing commission collectors and sanctioning of non-performing regular revenue officers were being considered.
He, therefore, urged the revenue collectors to continue to perform creditably to avoid any sanctions.
With regard to the assembly’s share of the common fund, Mr Atta-Twum stated that GH¢455,340.00 for two quarters last year had been received adding that GH¢249,318.23 being the fourth quarter for last year had just been released.
On programmes and projects being executed in the districts, the DCE told the House that GH¢29,058.40 being part of revenue from stool lands for last year had been used to construct culverts, markets at Ekorso and Bomaa as well as a wall around the Asunafo Market.
He, however expressed dissatisfaction about the slow pace of work in respect of GETfund projects–office block, the Pameng JHS block and the District Co-ordinating Director’s bungalow and stated that an executive committee was addressing the issue.
Mr Atta-Twum who dwelt on various aspects such as the rehabilitation of schools, the youth employment programme, security and ex gratia award for the assembly members, called on the district level law makers to assist the assembly to address the needs of people in the communities.
The Sanaahene of Anyinam and Chief Executive of Empretec, who is also a government appointee in the House, Nana Tweneboah Boateng advised the youth in the area to take advantage of the arable land and go into agriculture.
He also asked parents to try and support their children’s education to the highest level to enable them occupy responsible positions to improve their lot and reverse the cycle of poverty in the area.
Earlier, the Presiding Member, Mr Kwasi Amoako Attah asked the assembly members to advise the women against spending most of their working hours at prayer camps where they gave collections to enrich “the men of God” while they wallow in poverty.
The district which was carved out from the vast East Akyem District about four years ago comprised mainly of small farming communities and with the exception of Anyinam, the only commercial town which generates revenue, the other towns and communities hardly provided any revenue.
This made it difficult for the assembly to support the government and its development partners to develop the area.
To address the problem, the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Emmanuel Atta-Twum on assumption of office, instituted a number of measures such as the establishment of a task force to mobilise revenue which had started paying off.
Addressing the assembly last Friday, the DCE stated that the downward trend of revenue mobilization associated with the assembly since its inception was being reversed and that between January and February this year, GH¢33,438.73 of revenue had already been collected as compared with GH¢21.992.00 generated within the same period last year.
Mr Atta Twum who commended the revenue collectors for a good work done indicated that new measures such as the intensification of tax education for the people to regularly honour their tax obligations and the withdrawal of aged and non-performing commission collectors and sanctioning of non-performing regular revenue officers were being considered.
He, therefore, urged the revenue collectors to continue to perform creditably to avoid any sanctions.
With regard to the assembly’s share of the common fund, Mr Atta-Twum stated that GH¢455,340.00 for two quarters last year had been received adding that GH¢249,318.23 being the fourth quarter for last year had just been released.
On programmes and projects being executed in the districts, the DCE told the House that GH¢29,058.40 being part of revenue from stool lands for last year had been used to construct culverts, markets at Ekorso and Bomaa as well as a wall around the Asunafo Market.
He, however expressed dissatisfaction about the slow pace of work in respect of GETfund projects–office block, the Pameng JHS block and the District Co-ordinating Director’s bungalow and stated that an executive committee was addressing the issue.
Mr Atta-Twum who dwelt on various aspects such as the rehabilitation of schools, the youth employment programme, security and ex gratia award for the assembly members, called on the district level law makers to assist the assembly to address the needs of people in the communities.
The Sanaahene of Anyinam and Chief Executive of Empretec, who is also a government appointee in the House, Nana Tweneboah Boateng advised the youth in the area to take advantage of the arable land and go into agriculture.
He also asked parents to try and support their children’s education to the highest level to enable them occupy responsible positions to improve their lot and reverse the cycle of poverty in the area.
Earlier, the Presiding Member, Mr Kwasi Amoako Attah asked the assembly members to advise the women against spending most of their working hours at prayer camps where they gave collections to enrich “the men of God” while they wallow in poverty.
Friday, March 26, 2010
BOY'S PLEA FOILS DAD'S WEDDING (LEAD STORY, MIRROR, MARCH 27, 2010)
From A. Kofoya-Tetteh, Koforidua
“Oh, Daddy, why are you doing this? Get up and let’s go home.” These two sentences from a four-year-old boy to his father brought to an abrupt end a well attended wedding ceremony at which the father was just about to tie the nuptial knot with a different woman.
It happened at the Calvary Chapel of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Koforidua last Saturday.
The boy’s father, Mr Michael Charles Ntim, who initially claimed to be working in the office of the Vice President, was said to be a radio broadcaster based in Sunyani while the bride, Miss Millicent Oko Agyeman, is a staff member of the St Joseph Hospital, Effiduase, a suburb of Koforidua.
They were just about to tie the nuptial knot when the boy, accompanied by his 10-year-old elder brother and their mother, Ms Alberta Opoku, entered the chapel.
That was after the congregation had given a rousing welcome with a Hallelujah chorus to usher in the bride to take her seat beside a well dressed Charles Ntim, who had earlier taken his seat awaiting the arrival of the bride.
Sources close to the Calvary congregation said while Miss Opoku, who claimed to be Mrs Ntim, walked hurriedly towards the pulpit to register her protest to the officiating pastor that Ntim was her husband, the younger child, who spotted his father sitting beside Miss Agyeman, went to him and sat on his lap.
The source indicated that the little boy then asked his father, “Oh, Daddy, why are you doing this? Get up and let us go home”.
The remarks from the boy, according to the source, won the sympathy of some members of the congregation, who started making noise.
Realising the unfolding drama and confusion, the officiating minister, Rev. Appiah Danquah, and other clergymen of the church, as well as presbyters, gave audience to Miss Opoku in one of the adjoining offices.
She told them that Ntim was her husband by whom she had the two boys.
She said although there had been some hiccups in their marriage, it had not been dissolved, so when it came to her notice that Ntim was getting wedded to a different woman, she decided to come to Koforidua to register her protest.
Miss Opoku was said to have told the reverend ministers that she arrived from Accra last Wednesday and lodged at a hotel near the Calvary Chapel from where she started monitoring the event until she finally came to the church to register her protest.
The reverend ministers and the presbytery then confronted Mr Ntim, who debunked her claims to the effect that their marriage had long been dissolved but enquiries from some of his relatives present revealed that the marriage had not been dissolved.
The source stated that to save the church from any legal tango with the aggrieved woman, the officiating minister consulted some of the legal brains within the congregation after which he cancelled the wedding and asked those gathered to depart.
When contacted on the issue, Rev Appiah Danquah confirmed the story and said although Miss Agyeman, who is a member of the Calvary congregation, and Mr Ntim had to go through counselling from September 2009, during which the necessary questions were asked, Mr Ntim’s relationship with Miss Opoku did not come out.
He said the presbytery only had some misconceptions about the credentials of Mr Ntim, who claimed to be a journalist working in the office of the Vice President, which was later found to be false.
“Mr Ntim first told us that he was working in the office of the Vice President but later told us that he is a journalist based in Sunyani,” Rev Appiah Danquah stated.
“Oh, Daddy, why are you doing this? Get up and let’s go home.” These two sentences from a four-year-old boy to his father brought to an abrupt end a well attended wedding ceremony at which the father was just about to tie the nuptial knot with a different woman.
It happened at the Calvary Chapel of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Koforidua last Saturday.
The boy’s father, Mr Michael Charles Ntim, who initially claimed to be working in the office of the Vice President, was said to be a radio broadcaster based in Sunyani while the bride, Miss Millicent Oko Agyeman, is a staff member of the St Joseph Hospital, Effiduase, a suburb of Koforidua.
They were just about to tie the nuptial knot when the boy, accompanied by his 10-year-old elder brother and their mother, Ms Alberta Opoku, entered the chapel.
That was after the congregation had given a rousing welcome with a Hallelujah chorus to usher in the bride to take her seat beside a well dressed Charles Ntim, who had earlier taken his seat awaiting the arrival of the bride.
Sources close to the Calvary congregation said while Miss Opoku, who claimed to be Mrs Ntim, walked hurriedly towards the pulpit to register her protest to the officiating pastor that Ntim was her husband, the younger child, who spotted his father sitting beside Miss Agyeman, went to him and sat on his lap.
The source indicated that the little boy then asked his father, “Oh, Daddy, why are you doing this? Get up and let us go home”.
The remarks from the boy, according to the source, won the sympathy of some members of the congregation, who started making noise.
Realising the unfolding drama and confusion, the officiating minister, Rev. Appiah Danquah, and other clergymen of the church, as well as presbyters, gave audience to Miss Opoku in one of the adjoining offices.
She told them that Ntim was her husband by whom she had the two boys.
She said although there had been some hiccups in their marriage, it had not been dissolved, so when it came to her notice that Ntim was getting wedded to a different woman, she decided to come to Koforidua to register her protest.
Miss Opoku was said to have told the reverend ministers that she arrived from Accra last Wednesday and lodged at a hotel near the Calvary Chapel from where she started monitoring the event until she finally came to the church to register her protest.
The reverend ministers and the presbytery then confronted Mr Ntim, who debunked her claims to the effect that their marriage had long been dissolved but enquiries from some of his relatives present revealed that the marriage had not been dissolved.
The source stated that to save the church from any legal tango with the aggrieved woman, the officiating minister consulted some of the legal brains within the congregation after which he cancelled the wedding and asked those gathered to depart.
When contacted on the issue, Rev Appiah Danquah confirmed the story and said although Miss Agyeman, who is a member of the Calvary congregation, and Mr Ntim had to go through counselling from September 2009, during which the necessary questions were asked, Mr Ntim’s relationship with Miss Opoku did not come out.
He said the presbytery only had some misconceptions about the credentials of Mr Ntim, who claimed to be a journalist working in the office of the Vice President, which was later found to be false.
“Mr Ntim first told us that he was working in the office of the Vice President but later told us that he is a journalist based in Sunyani,” Rev Appiah Danquah stated.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
JAMAL CAUTIONS STUDENTS AGAINST NEGATIVE ACTS (PAGE 17, MARCH 25, 2010)
THE DEPUTY Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Baba Jamal Mohamed Ahmed, has cautioned teacher trainees against negative acts that have the tendency to influence the behaviour of pupils.
He said because such students would, after graduation, instil in their pupils similar behaviour, it would no doubt make them (the pupils) vulnerable to negative acts.
Baba Jamal gave the caution when he addressed students of the Presbyterian College of Education at Kyebi to mark the college’s first Students Representative Council (SRC) Week last Saturday.
"You will soon be in the classroom to teach these very young ones who will imbibe anything you exhibit. Therefore, you must not associate yourselves with such bad acts as ‘Sakawa’, drunkenness, boy-girl relationship, among others, because the pupils are more likely to follow your footsteps," he stated.
With regard to students’ involvement in the administration of educational institutions, Baba Jamal expressed hope that formation of SRC would go a long way to seek and protect students’ welfare and also cement their relationship with authorities of the college.
He advised the students to take advantage of government policy on distance education to pursue further courses at the universities in order to upgrade themselves, adding that such a venture would in the long term improve education in the country.
The government, he stated, was also doing its best to improve educational standards in pursuit of such initiatives as the Capitation Grant, free meals and uniforms in deprived areas as well as good infrastructure.
The Principal of the college, Rev. E.Y. Omenako, traced the history of the transformation of teacher training colleges to colleges of education, which according to him, started in 1990, expressing hope that with the formation of the SRC, students would have a representation in the management of the college.
The East Akyem Municipal Director of Education, Mrs Kate Agyeman Badu, was happy that the government had taken steps to improve the lot of teachers and advised them to also take advantage of in-service training to better their lot.
Mr Peter Simon Asirifi, the East Akyem Municipal Chief Executive, asked the teachers to come up with innovations that would make their lessons lively and interesting to pupils.
Earlier, Mr Daniel Akorli, President of the SRC, enumerated the problems of the college, which he said included inadequate water supply as well as improper dining and assembly halls, resulting in dining and other social gatherings being held in portions of the girls dormitory. He thus called on the authorities of the college to provide suitable facilities for the college.
He said because such students would, after graduation, instil in their pupils similar behaviour, it would no doubt make them (the pupils) vulnerable to negative acts.
Baba Jamal gave the caution when he addressed students of the Presbyterian College of Education at Kyebi to mark the college’s first Students Representative Council (SRC) Week last Saturday.
"You will soon be in the classroom to teach these very young ones who will imbibe anything you exhibit. Therefore, you must not associate yourselves with such bad acts as ‘Sakawa’, drunkenness, boy-girl relationship, among others, because the pupils are more likely to follow your footsteps," he stated.
With regard to students’ involvement in the administration of educational institutions, Baba Jamal expressed hope that formation of SRC would go a long way to seek and protect students’ welfare and also cement their relationship with authorities of the college.
He advised the students to take advantage of government policy on distance education to pursue further courses at the universities in order to upgrade themselves, adding that such a venture would in the long term improve education in the country.
The government, he stated, was also doing its best to improve educational standards in pursuit of such initiatives as the Capitation Grant, free meals and uniforms in deprived areas as well as good infrastructure.
The Principal of the college, Rev. E.Y. Omenako, traced the history of the transformation of teacher training colleges to colleges of education, which according to him, started in 1990, expressing hope that with the formation of the SRC, students would have a representation in the management of the college.
The East Akyem Municipal Director of Education, Mrs Kate Agyeman Badu, was happy that the government had taken steps to improve the lot of teachers and advised them to also take advantage of in-service training to better their lot.
Mr Peter Simon Asirifi, the East Akyem Municipal Chief Executive, asked the teachers to come up with innovations that would make their lessons lively and interesting to pupils.
Earlier, Mr Daniel Akorli, President of the SRC, enumerated the problems of the college, which he said included inadequate water supply as well as improper dining and assembly halls, resulting in dining and other social gatherings being held in portions of the girls dormitory. He thus called on the authorities of the college to provide suitable facilities for the college.
H1N1 INFECTS SIX OKUAPEMAN STUDENTS (BACK PAGE, MARCH 25, 2010)
SIX female students of the Okuapeman Senior High School at Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region have contracted the H1N1 disease (swine flu).
A report on samples taken from them and sent to the Noguchi Memorial Research Centre in Accra confirmed the infection.
They were among 35 female students rushed to the nearby Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Akuapem Mampong on Sunday March 21, 2010 after they complained of difficulty in breathing.
Four were treated and discharged but 25 are still on admission for further observation. No male student had been affected.
Although the situation had been put under control for the students to write their end-of-term examinations, two medical teams, one from the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital and the Akuapem North Health Management Team, were currently at the school to closely monitor the health conditions of the students and the general environment in the school.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and Dr Erasmus Agongo and Mrs Rene Boakye Boateng, Eastern Regional directors of the Ghana Health Service and the Education Service respectively, yesterday visited the school and the hospital to assess the condition of the students.
Briefing the Regional Minister and the two regional directors at a meeting, which was also attended by the staff of the school, the Headmaster, Mr Felix Essah-Hienoo, said it all started on Sunday, March 21, 2010 when 10 female students complained of coughing and difficulty in breathing and had to be sent to the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Mampong.
He said eight other female students, who also complained of coughing later in the day were sent to the same hospital. Seventeen other students made similar complaints and were admitted to the hospital on Monday, March 17, 2010.
Mr Essah-Hienno said two of the girls who had been discharged were being quarantined in the school and asked parents not to panic, since the situation had been put under control and everything going on normally.
A report on samples taken from them and sent to the Noguchi Memorial Research Centre in Accra confirmed the infection.
They were among 35 female students rushed to the nearby Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Akuapem Mampong on Sunday March 21, 2010 after they complained of difficulty in breathing.
Four were treated and discharged but 25 are still on admission for further observation. No male student had been affected.
Although the situation had been put under control for the students to write their end-of-term examinations, two medical teams, one from the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital and the Akuapem North Health Management Team, were currently at the school to closely monitor the health conditions of the students and the general environment in the school.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and Dr Erasmus Agongo and Mrs Rene Boakye Boateng, Eastern Regional directors of the Ghana Health Service and the Education Service respectively, yesterday visited the school and the hospital to assess the condition of the students.
Briefing the Regional Minister and the two regional directors at a meeting, which was also attended by the staff of the school, the Headmaster, Mr Felix Essah-Hienoo, said it all started on Sunday, March 21, 2010 when 10 female students complained of coughing and difficulty in breathing and had to be sent to the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Mampong.
He said eight other female students, who also complained of coughing later in the day were sent to the same hospital. Seventeen other students made similar complaints and were admitted to the hospital on Monday, March 17, 2010.
Mr Essah-Hienno said two of the girls who had been discharged were being quarantined in the school and asked parents not to panic, since the situation had been put under control and everything going on normally.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
28 MORE VILLAGES TO BENEFIT FROM KDUA WATER PROJECT (BACK PAGE (MARCH 24, 2010)
The government has directed that 28 villages within the perimeter of the Koforidua water project which were not initially factored into the project should all be catered for.
Initially only 22 villages along the pipeline from Ponponya on the Volta Lake where the water is being drawn to Koforidua, were factored into the project.
Under the €35.5 million Belgian government project being executed by Denys of Belgium, 4.2 million gallons of water will be pumped daily from the Volta Lake to Koforidua, Tafo, Osiem and some parts of the East Akyem Municipality.
Already the first phase of the project which commenced in 2007, had been completed while the second phase involving the coverage of Koforidua is 99 per cent complete and is expected to be inaugurated by the President in April.
The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban Sumana Bagbin, announced the government’s decision, when he briefed journalists at the treatment plant at Bukonor on efforts being made by the government to improve on water supply in Koforidua and its surrounding communities.
Mr Bagbin, who was accompanied by the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Ofosu Ampofo, was on his maiden visit to the site for first-hand information on the project.
According to Mr Bagbin, President Mills, during his electioneering in the area in the middle of 2008, promised the people of good drinking water from the Koforidua water project.
In fulfilment of that pledge, Mr Bagbin said $2.5 million was being sought to extend the water to the 28 villages which were not initially factored into the project.
In answer to a question about the general water supply situation in the country, the minister said under a programme, most of the communities currently without potable water would be gradually catered for.
Mr Allan Okomen Mensah, the project manager, said the second phase of supplying water to Koforidua had almost been completed and that construction work for its extension to Tafo and beyond was in progress.
He said most of the 4.2 million gallons of water pumped from the Volta Lake would complement about 1.2 million gallons a day pumped from the Densu and Suhyen rivers to Koforidua.
Mr Okomen who stated that the second phase was four months ahead of schedule gave the assurance that the third and final stage would be completed within schedule.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo suggested the possibility of extending the pipeline to Bunsu where the only source of good drinking water, the Birim river had been polluted due to the activities of illegal gold miners as well as some towns and villages in the nearby Fanteakwa District.
Initially only 22 villages along the pipeline from Ponponya on the Volta Lake where the water is being drawn to Koforidua, were factored into the project.
Under the €35.5 million Belgian government project being executed by Denys of Belgium, 4.2 million gallons of water will be pumped daily from the Volta Lake to Koforidua, Tafo, Osiem and some parts of the East Akyem Municipality.
Already the first phase of the project which commenced in 2007, had been completed while the second phase involving the coverage of Koforidua is 99 per cent complete and is expected to be inaugurated by the President in April.
The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban Sumana Bagbin, announced the government’s decision, when he briefed journalists at the treatment plant at Bukonor on efforts being made by the government to improve on water supply in Koforidua and its surrounding communities.
Mr Bagbin, who was accompanied by the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Ofosu Ampofo, was on his maiden visit to the site for first-hand information on the project.
According to Mr Bagbin, President Mills, during his electioneering in the area in the middle of 2008, promised the people of good drinking water from the Koforidua water project.
In fulfilment of that pledge, Mr Bagbin said $2.5 million was being sought to extend the water to the 28 villages which were not initially factored into the project.
In answer to a question about the general water supply situation in the country, the minister said under a programme, most of the communities currently without potable water would be gradually catered for.
Mr Allan Okomen Mensah, the project manager, said the second phase of supplying water to Koforidua had almost been completed and that construction work for its extension to Tafo and beyond was in progress.
He said most of the 4.2 million gallons of water pumped from the Volta Lake would complement about 1.2 million gallons a day pumped from the Densu and Suhyen rivers to Koforidua.
Mr Okomen who stated that the second phase was four months ahead of schedule gave the assurance that the third and final stage would be completed within schedule.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo suggested the possibility of extending the pipeline to Bunsu where the only source of good drinking water, the Birim river had been polluted due to the activities of illegal gold miners as well as some towns and villages in the nearby Fanteakwa District.
Monday, March 22, 2010
STUDENTS MUST HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS ...In theie communities (PAGE 11, MARCH 22, 2010)
THE Eastern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Eric Bortey, has asked students in second cycle institutions to identify problems in their communities and help resolve them.
He said such an initiative would prevent the situation in which people in the communities would have to rely solely on the government to address their problems, including those they could easily handle.
Mr Bortey made the call at the second Eastern Regional Showcase, a four-day civic responsibility programme initiated and funded by the NCCE in Koforidua at the weekend.
The programme, dubbed Project Citizen-Ghana and on the theme, “Consolidating democracy through youth participation,” was attended by students from various senior high schools.
The Aburi Girls Senior High School, which was the first to make a presentation, dwelt on the problems associated with the Aburi-Nsawam highway which had become a death trap.
According to Mr Bortey, the concept of participatory democracy entailed the involvement of every citizen, especially the youth, in decisions and actions that would improve their communities.
Mr Bortey, who condemned the attitude of people relying entirely on the government to solve every issue, called for a change of such attitudes so that minor problems like choked gutters and filthy surroundings would be dealt with by the communities rather than the government.
Rev. Anna Ameyibor, Headmistress of the Wesley International School in Koforidua, who was the guest speaker, appealed to adults particularly at the family level to involve the youth in whatever they do to help mould them as useful future leaders.
She called for the involvement of the youth in government policy making.
Mrs Fanny Kumah, NCCE Director in charge of Literature and Materials, traced Ghana’s political history and said colonisation enslaved the people while the democratic dispensation which started from 1992 had opened a new chapter in which the people had to take active part in governance at all levels.
In a speech read on his behalf, the New Juaben Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Alex Asamoah, expressed regret that bad governance led to political instability in Ghana and expressed the hope that the post-1990 democratic dispensation would help to move the country forward.
Mrs Gloria Aggrey Keelson of the New Juaben Municipal Education Directorate who chaired the function said Ghana had a bright future and expressed the hope that the event would better position the students to serve the country.
He said such an initiative would prevent the situation in which people in the communities would have to rely solely on the government to address their problems, including those they could easily handle.
Mr Bortey made the call at the second Eastern Regional Showcase, a four-day civic responsibility programme initiated and funded by the NCCE in Koforidua at the weekend.
The programme, dubbed Project Citizen-Ghana and on the theme, “Consolidating democracy through youth participation,” was attended by students from various senior high schools.
The Aburi Girls Senior High School, which was the first to make a presentation, dwelt on the problems associated with the Aburi-Nsawam highway which had become a death trap.
According to Mr Bortey, the concept of participatory democracy entailed the involvement of every citizen, especially the youth, in decisions and actions that would improve their communities.
Mr Bortey, who condemned the attitude of people relying entirely on the government to solve every issue, called for a change of such attitudes so that minor problems like choked gutters and filthy surroundings would be dealt with by the communities rather than the government.
Rev. Anna Ameyibor, Headmistress of the Wesley International School in Koforidua, who was the guest speaker, appealed to adults particularly at the family level to involve the youth in whatever they do to help mould them as useful future leaders.
She called for the involvement of the youth in government policy making.
Mrs Fanny Kumah, NCCE Director in charge of Literature and Materials, traced Ghana’s political history and said colonisation enslaved the people while the democratic dispensation which started from 1992 had opened a new chapter in which the people had to take active part in governance at all levels.
In a speech read on his behalf, the New Juaben Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Alex Asamoah, expressed regret that bad governance led to political instability in Ghana and expressed the hope that the post-1990 democratic dispensation would help to move the country forward.
Mrs Gloria Aggrey Keelson of the New Juaben Municipal Education Directorate who chaired the function said Ghana had a bright future and expressed the hope that the event would better position the students to serve the country.
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