Education should be priority in resetting agenda — Akyem Kotoku Mponua Gyasehene

The Akyem Kotoku Mponua Gyasehene, Nana Kwesi Addo II, has emphasised the critical role of education in shaping the country's future and urged the government to prioritise education in its reset agenda. 

Speaking at the 68th Independence Day celebration at Pankese in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region last Thursday, the chief stressed that education is the key to unlocking the full potential of the country's young people.

The Gyasehene highlighted that Ghana's independence and its history were marked by educated individuals such as “Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Mensah Sarbah, Dr Kwegyir Aggrey and the likes”, hence the need for a greater focus on education.

He argued that “education is essential for the country's progress and development, and it is the collective responsibility of all Ghanaians to ensure that children have access to quality education.”

Nana Kwesi Addo II urged parents to prioritise their children's education, sending them to school and ensuring that they received the best education. 

Reset

Nana Kwesi Addo maintained that as President John Mahama’s administration sought to reset and shape the country’s path to greater development, education must be prioritised, as it is the driving force for change, saying, “Education remains the best means by which the country can achieve its goals.”

He emphasised the need for a collective effort to build a nation that is just, equitable and prosperous for all, and to raise a generation of young people who are educated, confident and empowered to take their rightful place as leaders and citizens of Ghana.

He also commended teachers for their tireless efforts in shaping the minds of young people and called on society at large to join hands with parents and teachers to create a supportive environment that encourages learning, growth and development.

ICT lab

The Akyem Kotoku Mponua Gyasehene, as part of the Independence Day celebration, commissioned an ICT laboratory for the Pankese M/A Basic School and a 3,000-litre water tank for the Pankese Presbyterian Basic School.

The new ICT lab is furnished with five desktop computers with internet connectivity and a projector to help the ICT teachers facilitate the teaching and learning of ICT.

Nana Kwesi Addo told the Daily Graphic that the ICT lab project was intended to bridge the gap between theory and practical ICT learning in the school, and also to whip up enthusiasm for IT learning among the pupils in Pankese.

He reckoned that “ICT is a big thing in our world today and we cannot afford to leave our children in the remote areas behind. As a leader of this community, it is a responsibility and call to action for me to ensure that pupils in schools here also get the best they deserve.”

The chief added that although the government was doing its part in providing other social amenities, the community still needed help in terms of classroom blocks, health centres and IT facilities to ensure holistic development of the community.