Gomoa East DCE urged parents to take advantage of Free SHS policy

The Gomoa East District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Benjamin Kojo Otoo has urged parents to take advantage of the Free Senior High School policy to enable their children attain height in the educational ladder.

" The Free SHS has come to ease burden associated with Senior High School education in Ghana. Because of financial burden in enrolling students into Seniors High School, most children were denied access to secondary education.

This has contributed immensely to the down trend of the nation's development. We should be thankful to His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and the NPP government for the policy "

Hon. Benjamin Kojo Otoo stated these when he visited some Basic schools in the District to welcome new entrance which coincided with 'My First Day at School'. His first point of call was Aboso-Benso D/A Primary ' A' School where he had his Primary education.

He stated that parents has no excuse denying their children access to formal education stressing every child of school going age ought to get access to formal education.

The DCE noted that the NPP government was committed to quality education to produce the needed manpower resources towards nation's development and thus all must ensure that the Free SHS policy succeed.

" The Gomoa East District Assembly will continually support the Ghana Education Service in its quest of improving academic standard in the district. We must reciprocate this kind gesture by investing in the children's education

We are ensuring infrastructure development so as to create enabling environment for effective teaching and learning in all our schools.

I therefore employ parents and the communities to monitor activities of children especially after school session adding that stakeholders in various communities has a role to play in this direction.

It is sad that we allowed our children to be roaming about after school watching all kinds of telenovela movies contrary to education. If care is not taken, these telenovela movies would negatively affects out children's education"

The DCE told the school children to stick to their books so that they could become future leaders to man the affairs of the country.

" I also started schooling in this building at a tender age as you so pay attention to your teachers and study hard " He encouraged the new entrance.

Hon. Benjamin Kojo Otoo also tasked teacher to perform their assigned duties creditably in line with the policies of the Ghana Education Service bearing in mind code and ethics of the teaching profession.

He however lauded teachers in the Gomoa East District for their dedication to duty hoping that they would not rest on their oars.

The Gomoa East District Director of the Ghana Education Service, Mr. Robert Mensah commended the DCE for his support. " For the first time in many decades, the Assembly gave the Directorate a whooping sum of over Ghc 3,000 to buy learning materials and some biscuits for new entrance to our Kindergarten and Primary One.

He disclosed that enrollment was been carried out in all the 77 Kindergarten and 75 Primary schools in the district to offer children of going age access to formal education.

Madam Irene Andam Gyan, Head Teacher of Aboso-Benso D/A Primary 'A' school thanked the DCE for the visit assuring him that her adminstration would ensure improved standard of education.

Attached is DCE addressing the new entrance at Aboso-Benso 'A' school