Assemblyman to focus on improving quality basic education

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By
Anthony Apubeo, GNA

Nayorigo (UE), Jan
28, GNA – Mr Lawrence Ake-emah-Kapoe, the Assemblyman for the Nayorigo-Bungu
Electoral Area in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region has pledged to
work effectively with relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of basic
education in the area.

The Assemblyman said
the standard of basic education in the community had fallen drastically and
there was urgent need to work in unison to address the challenges leading to
such abysmal performance.

In an interview with
the Ghana News Agency at Nayorigo, the Assemblyman said the Nayorigo basic
school used to be among the best performing basic schools in the district but
that had changed for the worst and needed to be worked on.

Mr Ake-emah-Kapoe
attributed the cause to the bad attitude of children towards learning coupled
with inadequate infrastructure as well as teaching and learning materials.

“Our Electoral Area,
especially Nayorigo community, previously was mentioned among the top but now
when you come to our community there is nothing to write home about, they are
not doing well at all and most of the problems are coming from the pupils
themselves, they are not disciplined, they do not like learning, I am a teacher
and can see it”, he added.

“I have already
started talking to some stakeholders including the headteachers and the
teachers in the various schools to see how we can help them to organise extra
classes for the children,”

He called on all
stakeholders and opinion leaders in the community to work together to
strategize to improve the quality of education in the area and empower the
youth to contribute significantly to the development and well-being of the
community.

He said he would
collaborate with the District Chief Executive to ensure that schools in the
community benefit from the next consignment of furniture.

The Assemblyman
assured people of the Electoral Area that, he would use innovative lobbying
skills to bring development projects to the communities and therefore called
for unity especially among the youth to support him to succeed

Mr Ake-emah-Kapoe
indicated that his electoral area was challenged with bad road network
especially the Bongo-Bungu road and some communities did not have electricity.

 He appealed to the Ghana Education Service and
the District Assembly to build a Junior High School for the Bungu community.

The Assemblyman
indicated that he would continue to work to ensure that most of the development
challenges in the area were addressed.

GNA