Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ellembelle Constituency in the Western Region, has said Government will assist the Uthman Bin Affan Islamic School (UBAISH) to be one of leading Islamic schools in the country.
He said the school, which started as a private entity but became a public school through his efforts and that of government in 2012, was counted as one of the best in the district and the Western Region.
[contextly_sidebar id=”MGre1rtzSubaER3s39MWDQ0wa1ftFqzh”]Mr. Buah, also the Minister for Petroleum, said this during the Founder’s Day and fund raising ceremony of UBAISH at Kamgbunli in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region.
He paid glowing tribute to the founding fathers of the school, especially Sheik Dr. Mozu, for mooting the idea of its establishment in 2008 and commended the school authorities for having achieved a lot within a short time with more than 96 per cent of candidates passing the WASSCE yearly.
Mr Buah attributed this feat to the collaboration between the District Assembly, the District Directorate of Education and the Office of the MP, adding that they continued to put education in the district on a high pedestal and promised the school an additional bus to augment its shuttle services.
The MP said he was in constant touch with Tullow Oil to initiate a water project for the Kamgbunli Community as he continued to tar the principal streets in the town.
He advised them to avoid inflammatory speeches which had the potential to fuel conflict especially as the nation goes to the polls in November.
Sheik Ismail Saeed, the Ashanti Regional Imam of Ahlusunn , said education was an essential component of Islam which God bequeathed to the Prophet Mohammed, and entreated Muslims to pursue higher education and use the knowledge acquired for the betterment of society.
He however regretted that education had been relegated to the background which had resulted in certain anti-social vices such as Boko Haram.
Sheik Saeed reminded the Muslim community that Islam stood for unity and peace and urged Muslims to restore it to its former glory.
Alhaji Zakaria Osman, the Headmaster of the school, said the school started with 62 students in 2008 but now had 375 students.
He lauded the Government for incorporating the school into the public entity category and also lauded the efforts of the Kamgbunli Community for their spirit of communalism in establishing the school.
Alhaji Osman said the school placed second to the Nkroful Agricultural Senior High in the 2013/2014 WASSCE and second in the Osagyefo Cup Competition.
He however said the district placed 24th in the BECE nationwide and called for all hands on deck to help better the results.
He said the school was in dire need of a girls’ dormitory, a befitting science laboratory, a duty post, school bus and more classroom blocks to accommodate the yearly intake of students.
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Source: GNA