Methodist College of Education holds first graduation
The Akyem Asene/Aboabo Methodist College of Education in the Eastern Region has held its first graduation with an assurance by the Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, that the absorption of the institution into the public system was receiving attention.
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She said a team from the ministry had inspected facilities of the college and submitted its report to the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE).
The head of the NCTE, Dr Emmanuel Newman, delivered the Education Minister’s address on her behalf at the function at Akyem Oda last weekend.
The minister reminded the 146 graduates who were presented with diplomas that their education would be proven when their pupils passed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and proceeded to the best senior high schools in the country. He also advised the continuing students to be disciplined and work assiduously.
Commendation
She lauded the Methodist Church Ghana for its strong commitment and services, particularly in the areas of education and health.
The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Most Rev. Titus Kofi Awotwe Pratt, advised the graduands not only to lead exemplary lives, but also work hard in line with the college’s motto, “So aba pa” (meaning, bear good fruits).
He further urged the Ministry of Education to speed up the processes of absorbing the institution into the public system.
The Gyaasehene of Akyem Asene, Nana Amoah Daadom, recounted the collaborative efforts of the Oda Methodist Diocese and the chiefs and elders of Asene and Aboabo to establish the institution.
He was full of praise for the former Bishop of Oda Diocese, Rt Rev. Col (retd) Paul Brewu, who promised to deliver the college in four years and made it happen.
On the absorptions of the college into the public system, Nana Daadom lauded the immense contribution of the Methodist Church Ghana towards that goal and gave an assurance that the two traditional councils would offer the church the needed support to realise the objective.
He said they had a hint that the government had donated a bus to the college but unfortunately, it had not reached the institution.
The Gyaasehene, therefore, appealed to the government to ensure that the college received the vehicle.
Principal’s report
In his report, the Principal of the college, Mr Badu-Fordjour Anyan, said 19 students obtained second class upper honours, 72 students had second class lower honours with 51 and four students obtaining third class and a pass respectively.
He noted with satisfaction that all the students who completed the college in 2015 and 2016 had been posted to basic schools mostly in the Western Region.
According to Mr Anyan, as soon as the Lands Commission completed the processing of the college’s documents, it would start the construction of a modern one-storey of 12 lecture rooms, an administration block, a hostel and another block for key officers and a resource centre at its new site.