The girls in a group photograph with their parents
THREE JUNIOR High
School students, who were selected from deprived communities in the Bono Region
and led President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo into and out of the Chamber of Parliament
House when he presented the State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Thursday, have
received a warm welcome in their home region.
The Bono Regional Coordinating
Council assisted by the Municipal Directorate of Ghana Education Service hosted
Diana Samiratu from Kasipe Memorial International School, Sampa, JHS 2, Henewaa
Peprah Agymang from PA Capital Preparatory School, Abesim, JHS 2 and Ama Werekua
Sasu from Divine Montessori JHS 1 accompanied by a teacher from Nyamaa JHS, on their
arrival in Sunyani.
This is the first time that State Protocol
decided to pick girls from outside the Greater Accra Region to lead the President
as ushers in and out of the Chamber of Parliament.
Welcoming them back, the Sunyani Municipal
Director of Education, Theresa Boakye Kyere, commended State Protocol for the
novelty, saying it is going to motivate girls from
villages to study hard and aspire to become like women PMs and others they see in
Parliament.
“You have done well by uplifting the image of our
culture, chiefs and people of the region,” she said and urged them to go and share their experience in Parliament with
their mates so that they would also be motivated to study hard.
In an interview with DAILY GUIDE, the girlssaid
it was the first time they were in Accra and had been inspired by what they
witnessed.
“We shall go and share our experiences with our
friends in our schools,” one of them said.
They were presented with SONA calendars and
2020 diaries.
FROM Daniel Y Dayee, Sunyani