Potsin Ahmadiyya School marks AU Day with a durbar

Gomoa Potsin (C/R), May 26, GNA - The Headmaster of Potsin T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Mr Nazir Keelson, has appealed to Africans living in the diaspora to return with their knowledge and expertise to help build the continent.

Mr Keelson expressed regret that some Africans who were awarded scholarships by their respective governments to go and study abroad so they could return home to help develop their countries, refused to go back after the completion of their studies. "How can we talk about total liberation of Africa if Africans do not have the requisite knowledge and expertise to manage their affairs?" he asked.

The Headmaster was addressing a durbar of staff and students of the school to mark African Union (AU) Day on Tuesday. The AU has set aside May 25 every year as the day to commemorate the achievements of the leaders of the African liberation struggle. Mr Keelson advised Africans in foreign lands not to allow the pleasant things over there to make them to forget their roots. He cautioned students not to repeat the mistakes of such people when they got the opportunity.

The Headmaster paid glowing tribute to the founding fathers of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now renamed African Union, for their foresight and dedication.

The durbar, an initiative of the leadership of the students to mark the holiday in a more appropriate manner, was also used to dramatise how Dr Kwame Nkrumah obtained independence for the country. Cultures of the various regions of Ghana were also staged. Mr Alex Austin Kotun, Tutor in Charge of Entertainment in the School, commended the students for the initiative and urged teachers not to impose ideas on students. They should rather allow the students to come out with their's too.

Miss Patience Akpene Sarbah, Girls Prefect and initiator of the programme, urged colleagues to have vision for the development of the school and the nation as a whole. She expressed concern about the attitude of students who regard holidays as days to fool about instead of concentrating on their studies.