Assembly to honour Schools which excel in BECE

Twifo-Hemang (C/R), March 29, GNA - The Twifo-Hemang Lower Denkyira District Assembly would from this year honour schools in the district which will excel in the Basic Schools Certificate Examination (BECE). Teachers of schools that perform well will be honoured in while schools which record zero percent will have their teachers sanctioned. Mr. Foster Joseph Andoh, the District Chief Executive, said this at a town hall meeting organized by the assembly in collaboration with the German Development Co-operation (DED) at Twifo-Hemang on Saturday. He expressed regret that last year five schools in the district recorded zero percent in the BECE. Mr Andoh said education was the gateway to success and that government was putting measures in place to ensure quality education for all school children and appealed to parents, teachers and other stakeholders to compliment government's efforts by playing their parts well. The meeting held under the theme "Stock taking and citizens participation in local governance" was to promote participatory democracy at the district level.

He appealed to the GETFund to assist the assembly to construct a girls' hostel for Twifo-Hemang Secondary Technical School. Mr Andoh said a new hospital for the district would be built at Twifo Darmang while the Twifo-Hemang, Twifo Praso, Twifo Mampong, Jukwa and Atti Morkwa would also benefit from a water project and an ICT centre.

Nana Afisah III, Benkumhene of Twifo-Hemang Traditional Area, appealed to the assembly to enact a bye-law to ban school children from going out at night. Nana Afisah appealed to the government to take over Hemang Secondary Technical Secondary School that is being run by the community and to expand the Hemang Health Centre.

He appealed to the assembly to assist the community to rehabilitate its community centre, build a market and construct roads and drains in the town. Mr Andoh presented 15 computers and sanitary tools to the assembly.