Ellembelle MP lauded for sponsoring mock exams for BECE candidates

The Ellembelle District Director of Education, Madam Dinah Caroline Gyimah, has lauded the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Mr. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, for sponsoring mock examination for candidates writing this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE). This is the third time the MP has sponsored BECE candidates in the Ellembelle District since he assumed office in January 2009.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview at Nkroful, Madam Gyimah said prior to the MP's intervention, BECE candidates performed abysmally but the results had improved since Mr. Buah started sponsoring mock examination for the candidates.

She said the District recorded 68% in the 2010 BECE results and improved in the 2011 score to 76% being, one of the best so far.

Madam Gyimah appealed to the MP to continue this intervention since no NGO had ever come to the aid of BECE candidates in the area.

In an interview with the GNA, Mr. Buah said, education would continue to be his major priority and would do his best to improve the standard of education in the area.

Mr. Buah appealed to students in the area to study hard and take advantage of the emerging opportunities in the oil and gas industry in the region.**