Nkawie (Ash), March 8, GNA- Mrs Ophelia Okani-Wiredu, the Atwima district 2003 overall best teacher, has said the effective development of the nation depends on the selflessness and dedication of teachers. She has therefore advised her colleagues to work very hard to produce the manpower needs of the country.
Mrs Okani-Wiredu was speaking to the Ghana News Agency at Nkawie after Mr Charles Yeboah, the Atwima District Chief Executive had presented her with a 2.3 million-cedis refrigerator in addition to a site plan of a building plot valued at over 10 million cedis donated by Nana Boakye Badu Danquah, Achiasehene near Atwima-Mim on Saturday. She urged parents and guardians to invest heavily in their ward's education.
The occasion coincided with the 47th Independence Anniversary celebration held at Nkawie on Saturday.
Nana Boakye Badu Danquah II, Achiasehene, donated a building plot valued at 10 million cedis to Mrs Ophelia Okani-Wiredu of Sepaase junior secondary school for being adjudged the overall best teacher and received a Samsung refrigerator worth over 2.3 million cedis. Nana Danquah had earlier donated two million cedis in support of the Atwima district education directorate's mock basic education certificate examination.
Miss Esther Yeboah of Amadum-Adankwame Methodist school came first in the primary division and received an eight-inch standard density vono-mattress, Mr Peter Appiah of Nkontomire came second and had a stove and a gas cylinder while Miss Faustina Duah of Sepaase placed third and went home with a suit case.
Miss Ophelia Okani Wiredu on behalf of the award winners, was grateful to the district assembly and the education directorate for their recognition and honour and pledged to work harder to improve education in the district.