Support government in developing education sector — Stakeholders told
The Vice President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has called on stakeholders in the education sector to play their roles meaningfully to support government’s efforts in developing the sector.
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According to him, the government alone could not provide every single facility needed in every school without the complementary role of the various stakeholders, especially the various communities, and pointed out that “we expect that those who have been supported previously by the government do not over burden the public with new demands”.
He, therefore, advised the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), to evenly distribute projects under the scheme to the various educational institutions in the country.
Mr Amissah-Arthur was speaking at the silver jubilee anniversary celebration of the Nkoranman Senior High School at Seikwa in the Tain District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The occasion was on the theme: “Nkoranman at 25: The responsibility of stakeholders in the development of education”.
Recognise individuals
The Vice President commended the school for unveiling a bust in honour of the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, in recognition of the role he played in the establishment of the school.
According to him, there was the need to recognise dedicated and selfless individuals whose efforts had benefited communities to inspire others to emulate such examples.
Speaking at the function, the Brong Ahafo Regional Director of Education, Dr George Adjei Heneh, said it was the efficient combination of roles of stakeholders that could help the country’s development.
Touching on examination malpractices, Dr Heneh said the practice had assumed alarming dimension in the region and added that according to the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) research in the country, the region came second in examination malpractice in 2013 and first in 2014 “recording 4,365 cases of malpractices whereas the whole country recorded a total of 8,051”.
Advice to students
He, therefore, advised students to endeavour to study hard to enable them to pass their exams without sneaking foreign materials to the examination hall, and also cautioned teachers not to take bribes from their students with the promise of helping them to cheat in examinations.
The headmaster, Mr Joseph Abudu, in his remarks expressed gratitude to the GETFund and the government for embarking on various projects in the school, including the construction of a 2,000-seater dining hall, science laboratory, administration block, three teachers quarters housing 16 teachers, access roads, 12-unit classroom block and the fencing of the school.
The Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Professor Daniel Obeng Ofori, entreated the students to be disciplined to enable them achieve academic excellence.
