{"id":245495,"date":"2016-09-03T18:46:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=245495"},"modified":"2016-09-03T18:46:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T18:46:15","slug":"mahama-attends-fetu-afahye-in-cape-coast-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/mahama-attends-fetu-afahye-in-cape-coast-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama attends Fetu Afahye in Cape Coast [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"
President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday joined the chiefs and people of Oguaa to celebrate this year\u2019s Oguaa Fetu Afahye at Cape Coast in the Central Region.<\/p>\n
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He was accompanied by the Central Regional Minister, Kwaku Rickett Hagan, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ebo Barton Odro, Chairman of the National Democratic Congress in the region, Allotey Jacobs and other government officials.<\/p>\n
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The paramount chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, bemoaned the falling standards of education in the country which he said reflected in this year\u2019s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).<\/p>\n
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But the President rejected the claims saying this year\u2019s WASSCE results have been one of the best in the last decade.<\/p>\n
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He however advised parents to prioritize the education of their wards urging them to treat it \u201cas a key venture.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe must take interest in the education of our children\u2026encourage them to do their homework and not to watch TV all day. I am convinced that with the support of teachers, parents, traditional leaders\u2026.such trend can be reversed,\u201d the President added.<\/p>\n
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By: Akwasi Koranteng\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday joined the chiefs and people of Oguaa to celebrate this year\u2019s Oguaa Fetu Afahye at Cape Coast in the Central Region. He was accompanied by the Central Regional Minister, Kwaku Rickett Hagan, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ebo Barton Odro, Chairman of the National Democratic Congress in the region, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":245496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n