He thus appealed to traditional authorities, opinion leaders, parents and guardians to lead exemplary lives in society for the young ones to emulate so that they will become useful to society when the mantle of leadership falls on them.

[contextly_sidebar id=”CCUpMtCtIXEVeiTMOl6UeCfMiLHakEus”]The Regional Minister made these comments when he addressed a large gathering of students, teachers, parents, chiefs and other stakeholders of education at the Swedru Senior High School over the weekend on the occasion of the school’s 58th speech and prize giving day.

The theme for the celebration was; “Development of Secondary Education; the role of stakeholders.”

He advised students to make maximum use of the resources at their disposal and be mindful of the choice they make today and refrain from negative tendencies that can endanger their lives.

“As your parents are making painstaking efforts to educate you, you should reciprocate the kind gesture by studying hard. Take note that you are the future leaders of this country and your preparation for future leadership starts from here, therefore study hard to enable you to become good future leaders,” he added.

Professor Augustus Eduafo, who was the guest speaker for the occasion, also advised parents to make the motivation of their wards a part of their parental roles in order to boost the self-esteem of their wards.

He mentioned that parents are the role models of every child, and that whatever they say or do have a direct bearing on their wards.

He charged parents to endeavor to get firsthand information about how their wards perform in their various schools as well as their attitudes so that they could play a role in shaping them.

The headmistress of the school, Mrs. Alberta Obiriwa Rigg-Stewart, noted in her address that, the school has improved its academic performance over the years.

She mentioned that out of a total of 771 candidates the school presented for the WASSCE exams in 2016, 511 representing 56.3 passed in all the eight subjects, while 144 representing 18.7 passed in 7 subjects.

She however bemoaned the poor performance of some students, and disclosed that workshops are often organised to improve the skills of teachers.

The Swedru Senior High School became operational in January 1959, to provide education for wards of cocoa farmers in the area with less than hundred students.

The school now has a total population of 2,490, out which 2,068 representing 83 percent are boarders.

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He posited that, many Ghanaians have benefited from the region, hence it was time to give back to the region.

In an interview with Citi News, Kwamina Duncan called on all residents to help him change the status of the region which is known as the citadel of education.

“As the coordinator for development in the region, I would wish to have everybody to come on board whether in terms of strength, resources or anything that can be of help to develop our region. Especially those who are outside the country and have been able to make something from wherever they are, it’s important that they come back to support the region to move on,” he stated.

He also entreated policy makers who have benefited from the region to put the development of the region first when making policies and laws for the country.

“Go to the ministries, and you will know that even the minister that the president has appointed and the chief directors, one way or the other have something to do with the central region. They may have come to school here or are natives of this region so I am also saying that policies which are formulated must be the one that can also assist the central region to grow and come up. It is not just that the central is a place where you find the good schools and bring your kids for education and then that’s the end of the matter.” he lamented.

Kwamina Duncan, who until his appointment was a senior house master at Mfantsepim School, said he would ensure that basic school pupils in the Central Region get the opportunity to attend the top schools in the region by encouraging pupils to learn hard   .

“It is unfortunate to know that central region is having all the big schools in the nation; but our children find it difficult to enter these schools. I would establish an awards scheme in all the twenty districts to motivate the children to get the best grades for the big schools. I want to see the kids in this region learning hard and pass, while we also work to give them the thirty percent quota of enrollment in the big schools,” he emphasized.

The Regional Minister, who took office over a week ago, promised to reduce child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the region through advocacy, and by assisting the girl child to be educated.

He assured the region of his commitment to remove the tag of been called the fourth poorest region in Ghana. This he said can be achieved by creating industrial jobs in the farming communities to improve the lot of the people.

“The Central Region has many natural resources that if they are well-managed, it can change the poor tag that has been on us for a very long time. We are going  to attract investors to build factories to buy the produce from the farmers and encourage the fishermen with fishing processing factories and cold-stores that add value to the fish in bumper seasons. When these are achieved; we would get the jobs for the young people and we would not be called a poor region again,” he averred.

He also appealed to the chiefs in the region to release lands for the one district one factory project, which he said would soon commence in the Central Region.

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