The Charismatic Bishops\u2019 Conference has defended its calls for the re-introduction of the \u2018O\u2019 and \u2018A\u2019 level educational system.<\/p>\n
Explaining the position of the Conference on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Tuesday, its General Secretary, Reverend Kwesi Dei, said the move will boost Ghana\u2019s educational standards and improve its credibility.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”RLaFCotFTZVKpVGsmAxKV0GoYToiHahb”]\u201cIt is one of the major ways of lifting the bar and making sure that the education being given in the country is credible, very high standard and produces the educational standards of old. We\u2019ve had a system in this country that produced first class students and we have to go back to that standard. We feel that going back to that gives us credibility and a standard that is internationally recognizable,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n \u201cAny student who wants to attend university outside the country usually faces some few challenges when they present JHS and an SHS certificates. The examining council has lost a lot of credibility with the leakages that characterize its exams. So as a result of all these factors, the educational standard has been reduced, and we have to be able to lift up that standard again. Today, there are many JHS and SHS graduates who cannot write good English,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The Charismatic Bishops\u2019 Conference, which was founded by Bishop Dag Heward Mills, Founder of the Light House Chapel and comprises seasoned Ghanaian clergy, in a communiqu\u00e9 proposed four key initiatives it says are \u201cthe Lord\u2019s prophetic words to Ghana\u2026to do a new thing in the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n Aside the education, the Conference touched on security, ban on importation of chicken and improvement in road infrastructure, urging government to charge an equivalent of US$1 per car as road toll in a bid to generate enough money to construct and maintain roads in the country.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is too much over-reliance on loans outside the country….but if we look at the resources that we have at hand, there is a wisdom that show that with these little tolls if we apply them inch by inch, mile by mile, kilometer by kilometer, town by town and we would build a wonderful road network. And Paying a toll of GhC4 is not as difficult as it seems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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