School suspends classes due to defecation in classrooms

Beahu (W/R), March 3, GNA - The authorities of the Beahu District Assembly (D/A) Primary School, has suspended classes for one week because of frequent defecation in the classrooms by some people.

Residents, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Beahu on Wednesday, said the practice had been going on since last year, but recently it had become very frequent.

They said inscriptions people had written on the walls include "We will shit here so don't come to school again".

The residents said the perpetrators of the act also cut government textbooks and exercise books of pupils into pieces.

They said teachers at the school were not happy about the practice, which was affecting teaching and learning.

The residents hoped solution would be found to the problem so that classes could begin.

The headteacher and teachers of the school were not available at the time the GNA visited.

Chiefs to get Royal Colleg

e soon

Ho, March 2, GNA - Mr Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture, on Wednesday said a Royal College would soon be established for chiefs in the country.

He said the College would upgrade the knowledge of chiefs on their authority and privileges among other things.

Mr Asum-Ahensah said this at the Third Annual Chiefs and Clergy Consultative Summit, 2011, in Ho.

The Summit, under the auspices of Christian Agape Ministries Network (CAMNET), in collaboration with concerned Christian churches in the Volta Region was on the theme: 93Chiefs and Clergy Uniting to Develop the Volta Region."

Mr Asum-Ahensah said the College would prepare chiefs better to be development agents and minimize chieftaincy and land disputes in the countr= y and called for the support of all. He underscored the important roles the clergy and traditional authorities play in the socio-economic development of the country and commended the organizers of the event for bringing the two 93development partners together."

Mr Asum-Ahensah noted that traditional authorities provided justice and good governance in their traditional areas to support government, while religious bodies also partner government in the areas of formal education and health.

He however charged them to go a step ahead to protect the good aspects of the Ghanaian culture which was being influenced negatively by globalization.

"For instance, some of our languages are disappearing and the mannerof dressing especially among the youth is provocative, undermining social decency."

Colonel Cyril Necku (Rtd), Deputy Volta Regional Minister, charged the clergy and traditional authorities to reflect exemplary lifestyle and be role models. "I urge you to strive to live above reproach in order to have the mo= ral confidence to guide and shape life in our society," he said. Col. Necku said land and chieftaincy issues remained major bottlenecks militating against rapid development of the region and appealed to participants to address such issues at the summit.

Apostle Ernest Adjiwu, CAMNET Chairman, said the aims of the summit included the creation of an educative and informative platform for the leaders about the rich cultural heritage of the Ewe land. He said it was also to demystify the Christian faith and equip both parties with confidence to co-exist and cooperate to develop the communitie= s in peace among others.