Bolgatanga, March 9, GNA – Mr Joseph Atura Amiyuure, the Chief Executive for the Bolgatanga Municipal, has called on parents to invest in the education of their wards because this is the key to unlocking their potentials and help end poverty in the country.
He said government would provide the needed infrastructure including classrooms and furniture among others to enable the students and pupils to have a conducive environment for learning and called on teachers to eschew all forms of bad behavior.
Mr Amiyuure said quality education is the bedrock for achieving sustainable and inclusive development and its impact on improving all sectors of the economy could not be understated.
He urged all stakeholders to collaborate and invest in the sector to provide the necessary infrastructure and create an enabling environment for pupils and students to learn and make an impact in our development efforts.
The MCE made the call in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital during the celebration of the 63rd Independence of Ghana held under the theme: “Consolidating the gains.”
Mr Amiyuure said the provision of quality education is the responsibility of all including teachers and parents and called on all stakeholders to play their part and support government policies and programmes.
Ms Anne Estella Kyee-ebo, the Municipal Director of Education, commended the teachers in the municipality for their efforts at promoting quality education in the municipality.
She said as a result of the hard work and commitment of the teachers, the municipality recorded 52.4 percent success in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the 2019.
The Municipal Director said the directorate is poised to consolidate the gains made especially with regards to the performance of the pupils at the basic level and called on all stakeholders to continue in their efforts to achieve the stated objective.
Ms Kyee-ebo said the directorate intends to implement strategies that would improve the enrolment and performance of the vulnerable girls in the various schools and attain the inclusive education goal.
Whilst urging the teachers to continue to deliver on their mandate to effectively impart knowledge to the children, she advised the pupils and students to eschew all kinds of social vices such as drug abuse.
The Independence Day parade which saw 57 schools including 25 primary, 23 junior high and nine senior high schools and other groups march, also witnessed the display of indigenous culture peculiar to the area.
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