Moslem parents challenged to invest in children’s education

Moslem parents living in Zongo communities have been challenged to invest their resources in the education of their wards.

Mr Ibrahim Adams Mumuni, Assemblyman for the Akansa Electoral Area at Zenu in the Kpone-Katamanso District, explained that education is a good investment and the perpetual gift every parent ought to give their children.

Speaking at the maiden Speech and Prize-Giving Day of Chief Bello International School, an Arabic and English private school in Zenu, Mr Mumuni said, “Children are discouraged when they are often sacked for owing school fees. It is an embarrassment to them and a dream shatter.”

The assemblyman wondered why parents would be able to raise money to pay their debtors yet would be unable to do same to pay their wards’ school fees.

A good and responsible parent, he said, is the one who in the face of all difficulties is able to save for their children’s education.

Investing in a child’s education is not only paying school fees but also includes buying books, providing school uniforms and making time to visit the ward’s teachers and school authorities to check on the academic and moral performance, as well as the attitude of their child.

“The upbringing of children cannot be the sole responsibility of our children’s teachers who themselves also have their personal problems to deal with,” Mr Mumuni reminded.

For his part, Chief Alhaji Bello Mohammed, the proprietor of the school, commended parents and the community for their support in seeing the school come this far within four years of establishment.

As the school gears itself to open its junior high school department for its basic six graduates, the proprietor urged parents and guardians to do well to settle all their outstanding school fees arrears and be prompt in the payment of their fees.

He said, “When you are prompt in paying your wards’ fees, the school is able to carry out more projects and also pay teachers in time; in that way, giving them some vim to work harder for the betterment of our children.”

Some of the pupils performed choreography dances and recited poems in both Arabic and English to the admiration of their parents, guardians and all present.

The school presented prizes to outstanding pupils from the nursery department to basic six.