Students commended their concern on national issues

Sunyani (B/A) March 18,GNA- Mrs. Tina Akosua Akumanyi, Deputy Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has commended students of Jema Secondary School in Brong-Ahafo for showing concern on national issues.

Mrs. Akumanyi is leading a four-member NCCE delegation to the region as part of an outreach programme of the Commission to help ensure that eligible persons participate in the registration exercise. She noted that the attitude of the students indicated that Ghana's democracy was growing.

The other members of the delegation are Mr. Opoku Afriyie, member of the Commission, Mr. Richard Zakari, deputy director in-charge of Public Education and Mr. P. Nketiah, Director of Public Affairs.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani on their interaction with the students in the school, Mrs. Akumanyi said the registration exercise was not for voting alone, "but also to show one's identity as a Ghanaian".

She therefore urged all eligible persons to participate and advised the students to study hard, aim high and study the constitution as future leaders of the country.

Mr. Zakari explained that the Commission had embarked on an exercise to educate unit committees to liaise with the Commission in eliminating the names of dead persons from the register.

He said the photographs for the exercise in the region would take place from April 14 to 19, this year and cautioned that the registration exercise was free.

Mr. Richard Gyamfi, Headmaster of the school, advised the students to spread the message to their parents, relatives and friends to register.