The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis, has called on schoolchildren to take their lessons seriously in order to guarantee themselves a better livelihood in future.
He said the only way the future leaders could succeed the elderly in future was through hard work.
Prince Edward, who is the third son of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of England, said this while interacting with some pupils of the Little Angels Academy and the Prempeh College Experimental Basic ‘A’ School at the Rattray Park in Kumasi.
“Be inquisitive, always seek clarification from your teachers whenever you are in doubt”, he told the delighted schoolchildren, and advised them to use their time judiciously.
The prince planted a commemorative tree at the park after he was led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr Kojo Bonsu, on a tour of the recreational centre.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards Foundation, Lord Paul Boateng, who accompanied the prince to the Manhyia Palace, commended the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his enormous contribution to education in Ghana and Africa as a whole.
He said since ascending the throne as the Asantehene, Otumfuo had supported the education of the less privileged in society and that had helped many people to acquire the knowledge and skills that would make them productive.
He also said his efforts to promote education were widely acknowledged and the foundation was moved by this to make him one of its national patrons in Ghana.
According to Lord Boateng, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award has challenged the youth to discover the world around them and provided them with skills and experiences that are consistently recognised by employers and educational institutions worldwide.
He also said the foundation, which seeks to promote the welfare of the youth, would hold its world forum in Ghana by 2018.
