Declare zero tolerance on illiteracy -government urged

Kasoa (C/R), Dec 20, GNA- Mr Anthony Appiah-King, Proprietor of the Unique Christian Ville Educational Institute at Kasoa, has called on the government to declare zero tolerance on illiteracy in Ghana. "The reason being that with a good human resource base, the government could save a lot of money and edge closer to the status of a well developed country", Mr Appiah-King said.

He made this known at the inaugu ration of a four-classroom block equipped with ultra modern facilities and fully furnished with Television sets (TV), Disc Video Decks (DVD), toys, and other teaching aids for the nursery and kindergarten (KG) at Kasoa in the Awutu-Senya District of the Central Region. Mr Appiah-King said: "It is about time that the Ghanaians become engineers at our mines, oil fields and coaches of the national teams so tha= t the foreign exchange being spent on these expatriates, remained in the Country to improve our economy".

He said the government should ensure that every Ghanaian child access quality education regardless of his or her location. The Proprietor appealed to the government to assist the registered private schools with the supply of textbooks and other logistics for more effective teaching and learning, adding that the pupils and students of these institutions are all citizens of the country. Mr Victor Adibo, Administrative Manager of the Institute, said the school which started with two pupils in 2004 now has a student population o= f 400. He said the children must not only be trained to pass their examinations, but they should also be trained generally to appreciate their environment and circumstances.