Extend logistical support to all Central Region schools-Cardinal Turkson

Cape Coast Feb. 6, GNA- Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cape Coast, on Monday called on stakeholders in education to provide adequate infrastructure and logistics for all schools in the Central Region, for effective teaching and learning. He asked stakeholders to look beyond the well-endowed schools in the Cape Coast Municipality, and provide equal opportunities to all schools.

The Archbishop of Cape Coast made the call when Ms. Comfort Amarkey Ayittah, a 15-year-old second year student of Holy Child secondary school in Cape Coast, presented a bronze medal she won in the "Third International Junior Science Olympia" in Brazil last month to the central regional minister, Nana Ato Arthur at the Residency in Cape Coast. Cardinal Turkson said the region could only be classified as the cradle of education in the country if all schools, were given the necessary support to improve upon academic work. He said it was unfortunate that the region was always considered as the cradle of education in the country when some schools beyond the "Moree barrier" lacked so many facilities. Cardinal Turkson therefore, stressed the need for equitable provision of infrastructure and logistics to all schools in the region. He said, however, said " Let us extend excellent education to other parts of the regions so that they can really become the cradle of education." Cardinal Turkson asked Ms Ayittah not to be complacent with her achievement but to take her studies seriously to enable her win more laurels

The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur congratulated Ms Ayittah for the honour done her school, the region and the country as a whole. The Regional Minister said her feat showed that students from the region could also successfully participate in international competitions and that when it came to achievements it did not matter where one came from. He said the government was still committed to education and announced that 2 billion cedis have been made available through the GetFund to expand the assembly hall of the Holy Child School. Nana Arthur also said two picks trucks valued 230 million cedis each have also been purchased for the Holy Child School in Cape Coast, and Mfantsiman Girl's School in the Mfantsiman District. He gave the assurance that with the feat of Ms Ayittah, her school would receive more support from the GetFund and the government. Ms Veronica Minta-Nyarko, headmistress of the school, praised Ms Ayittah for her achievement and said her feat had gone a long way to demystify the study of science, which hitherto was considered the preserve of males. Ms Ayittah attributed her success to God and thanked her parents, teachers and colleagues for the financial and moral support and encouraged other students to participate in international competitions. The regional minister made a personal donation of 2 million cedis to Ms Ayittah. Ms. Ayittah was the only African student who won a medal among school 30 countries that participated in the international written science competition.