Education Director extols businessman for building schools

Mrs Stella Kwamma Nanor, Director of Education for Akuapem South Municipality, has noted that the role of the private sector in the development of education is crucial to national development.

He said individuals should be supported to invest in education, and praised Mr Daniel Yirenkyi, Proprietor of the Victory Preparatory School for establishing the school at Ahodjo Ketewah, a suburb of Nsawam, in the Eastern Region.

Mrs Nanor made the commendation during the open-day of the school on Thursday.

She appealed to citizens, both home and abroad, to contribute towards the development of the community, saying that the people lack educational facilities, good drinking water and health centres.

Mrs Nanor advised parents against spending extravagantly on costumes and rather invest in the education of their children.

Mrs Nanor asked school children to desist from absenteeism, watching television, attending weddings, wake-keepings and other social events and rather spend their time on their books to enable them to pass their examinations.

Mr Yirenkyi said established the school as his contribution towards providing education to the doorsteps of the people and to also assist school pupils who have attained the age of school-going but have to travel long distances to attend school.

He said the school started with only two girls and two boys in 2005 under temporal shield but now the school population is over 120 children and expressed the hope that by 2015 the school would have Junior High School.

He called on his compatriots to also invest in education in their communities to help uplift teaching and learning in rural areas.

Mr Yirenkyi appealed to the Akuapem South Municipal Assembly, non-governmental organizations, philanthropists and stakeholders in education to come to the support of the school.

Source: GNA