Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak
Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, has charged the youth of Srogboe in the Volta Region to pursue tertiary education with seriousness, as it is the surest way of transforming their community.
Speaking on behalf of his boss, the Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, at the coronation and outdooring of Torgbui Tsibaglo II and Mama Dewornu II of Srogboe, Dr. Apaak highlighted the importance of tertiary education in nation-building.
He observed that although there was “a place” for young people in Ghana’s developmental journey, they had to be “determined, disciplined, and prepared to study hard.”
Dr. Apaak, who referred to education as an “inheritance” to the community, touted some of the professionals society could produce through tertiary education.
“Tertiary institutions — leading universities, technical universities, colleges of education, and nursing training institutions — are engines of national capacity building.
“They produce the engineers, the nurses, the teachers, the scientists, the researchers, the entrepreneurs, and the leaders who will drive Ghana’s progress. The young people gathered here today, I want to encourage you to pursue tertiary education with seriousness and purpose,” he said.
The Deputy Minister called on parents and guardians to invest in their children’s education, urging them to “create an environment where school attendance is prioritized.”
He welcomed the chief’s request for the establishment of a college of education in the town, calling it “necessary.”