By Eric Yaw Boakye
New-Konkrompe, (Bono East), May 22, GNA – The Atebubu District branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has elected new executives to steer the affairs of the Association.
At its Seventh Quadrennial Delegates Conference held at the New-Konkrompe, the Association elected Mrs Sussana Adutwumwaa, the Headmistress at the Yeji Roman Catholic Junior High School in the Pru East District as its chairperson.
She polled 55 out of the 94 valid votes cast to beat her two contenders, Mr Emmaunel Naayo who had 27 votes and Jagri Musah, 12 votes in an election conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission.
Mr Yaw Asante was also elected as the Vice Chairperson who had 71 votes to beat Mr Dzidzornu Amuzu securing 23 votes, while Mr Awudu Issaka, the sole contender was also elected as the Trustee by 75 ‘yes’ votes.
Ms Nazareth Esi Dowuona was also elected as the Treasurer with 77 ‘yes’ votes with Mr Gmajerime Kwadwo Nyabini being elected as the Youth Coordinator with 86 ‘yes’ votes.
Mr Mark Owusu Acheampong was elected as the Basic School Coordinator, polling 41 votes to beat his only challenger, Mr Solomon Yeboah who had 25 votes.
The conference was on the theme: “The Ghana Education Service@50: achievements, teacher motivation, challenges and the way forward”.
Addressing the participants, Dr Samuel Addae Boateng, the Principal of the Atebubu College of Education, called for teacher motivation to inspire hard work and improve academic performance of school children.
“The challenges within the teaching fraternity are enormous from lack of teacher accommodation to welfare”, he stated, saying incentive packages were required to sustain the interest of teachers to stay and serve in deprived communities.
He called for investment into technology to improve teaching skills and urged the government to also prioritize teachers’ welfare and improve their condition of service.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Christian Akorlie
