Free School Uniforms, Exercise Books Reach Tamale

Government has announced a

package of 2,692, 569 school uniforms and 73, 378 exercise books for free

distribution to basic school pupils in the Northern region.

The materials are to be airlifted

to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Northern

region to encourage pupils to stay in the classroom.

This will be in line with

government’s policy direction to make available free school uniforms and

exercise books to support especially needy but brilliant pupils in the nation’s

basic schools.

Mr. Moses Bukari Mabingba, Northern

regional Minister disclosed this at Ghana’s 53rd Independence Anniversary

celebration marked at the Tamale Jubilee Park.

The Northern regional minister

said the proper development of the child should be everybody’s responsibility

and reminded parents of the need to re-channel their resources into educating

their children of school going age especially the girl child.

He also advised children to rise

up to the challenge of responsible adulthood by respecting the elderly in

society and refrain from social vices such as wee smoking, pick pocketing and

internet fraud among others.

Mr. Mabingba regretted that a lot

of the youth of the region have wasted their talent in child labour activities

including Kayayo down south and said plans were afoot to relocate them to their

communities.

He reiterated government’s

commitment to utilize bulk of the oil revenue to boost Ghana’s human resource

base and other productive ventures and urged Ghanaians to have confidence in

President Mills led NDC administration.

Mr. Mabingba attributed the

nation’s low productivity rate to lateness and absenteeism at work places and

warned that his administration would not tolerate such behaviour.