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Youth urged to make use of their
educational knowledge
Obo-Kwahu (E/R), April 10, GNA - The Minister of Education,
Science and Sports (MESS), Paapa Owusu Ankoma on Tuesday
urged the country's youth to use the knowledge being
acquired at the various educational institutions to
transform the nation and enhance development.
He said the purpose of education was not only to acquire
knowledge but also to make effective use of the knowledge
for the benefit of society.
Paapa Ankoma was inaugurating a one billion cedi Library and
Information Communication and Technology Centre (ICT) for
the Kwahu Ridge Secondary/Technical School (KRISCEC) at Obo-Kwahu.
He reminded the youth that they were in the transformation
generation and advised them to take advantage of the
facilities available to them in the school system to acquire
the requisite knowledge for a brighter future.
The minister urged parents to ensure that the huge
investment being made in their children's education yielded
positive results for them to contribute towards the
development of the country.
He said the educational reform program, which would commence
in September this year would enable students to acquire
technical, science and agriculture related skills.
The apprenticeship training programme, he said would also
enable them to acquire the required skills to become
self-employed.
Paapa Ankoma promised to present 10 computers and
accessories to the school and advised the students to
concentrate on their studies to become responsible citizens.
Dr Francis Osafo-Mensah, MP for Mpraeso said the project,
which started three years ago was jointly founded by the
European Union (EU), the MPs Common Fund, the Ghana
Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) and the Kwahu South District
Assembly.
He disclosed that a friend based in Holland also donated 14
computers and their accessories to the library.
Mrs Anita Jackson, Headmistress, said the school with a
student population of 850 had only two bungalows for both
the headmistress and the senior housemistress, thus
affecting effective supervision and discipline.
She said girls' population had increased tremendously and
appealed for additional dormitory and administration block
and the rehabilitation of the Twendurase campus.
Mr Abraham Sowah, the District Director of Education said a
nation's human resource was its wealth since the human
resource personnel would implement all government policies
and programmes for the development of the nation.
Nana Yeboah Afare Buagyan II, Obohene, appealed to the
Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to
rehabilitate infrastructure in the school, which he said was
constructed 47 years ago.
Mr Alidu Mohammed and Mr Fredrick Ayirebi two old students
of the school and Mrs Mary Animwaa, the District Director of
Education for Fanteakwa who hails from the town later
donated a quantity of assorted books worth millions of cedis
to the school library.
GNA
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