Wamfie (B/R), May 21, GNA – Mrs. Ivy Asantewaa Owusu, the Bono Regional Director of Education has advised students to avoid eating heavy meals at night to maintain quality physical and mental health to study well.
She said research had shown that many Senior High School (SHS) students have suffered indigestion related illnesses resulting from late night eating.
Mrs. Owusu gave the advice at the inauguration of a 12-unit classroom and a six-unit classroom blocks funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for the Mansen SHS at Wamfie in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region.
She dismissed claims that certain illnesses among students were as a result of contamination of food items from the buffer stock, citing eating ‘indomie’ and rice late in the night could be responsible for deteriorating health conditions of students and everyone.
Mrs. Owusu, therefore, urged students of the school to stop eating heavy meals after they had taken supper and encouraged them to remain disciplined by “knowing what they can eat at the right time”.
Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Agyemang, the District Chief Executive (DCE) said the projects started in 2007 and came to a standstill due to lack of funding.
Mr. Agyemang pledged to assist the school to construct a girls’ dormitory to end the double-track system in the school.
He counselled the students to seriously concentrate on their academic work since their successful livelihoods in future depended on that.
Mr. Paul Apraku Twum Barimah, the Member of Parliament for Dormaa East expressed his determination to assist with the provision of infrastructure to improve Information, Communication and Technology education in the school.
Mr Samuel Williams Asante, Chairman, Board of Directors of the school entreated the students to avoid acts that could destroy the reputation of the school and urged them to lead exemplary lives to bring honour not only to themselves and their families.
Ms. Julie M. Yaa Opoku, the Headmistress of the School, thanked the government, the DCE and the chiefs for the completion of the two projects, noting that it would promote access to free SHS education.
GNA