Certificates alone not enough for personal development-Awoono

Professor Kofi Awoonor, Chairman of the Council of State has asked the youth not to pride themselves in academic certificates without imbibing the qualities of discipline and courtesy.

He said no matter the number of degrees one collects, or the resource available to an individual, without discipline that fellow is bound to fail.

Prof Awoonor was addressing a durbar of the chiefs and people of Ave-Avenor area to honour Mr Doe Adjaho, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for the area at Akatsi at the weekend.

The durbar dubbed: “Honour Thy Heroes,” was organised by the chiefs to honour Mr Adjaho’s successful personal life pursuits and contribution to development in the area.

Present at the ceremony were Mrs Joyce Banford-Addo, Speaker of Parliament, Togbe Sri III, Awomefia of Anlo, Mr Cletus Avoka, Majority Leader, Mr Joe Gidisu, Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kofi Humado, Minister of Youth and Sports and Mr Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, Akatsi District Chief Executive among others.

Prof Awoonor said Mr Adjaho achieved the level of success due to his personal discipline and urged the youth to emulate his example.

He commended the chiefs for organising the durbar, saying the event would stand as a reference point for other areas.

Mrs Banford-Addo said she was not surprise about the durbar to honour Mr Adjaho because she knows his attributes of humility, good temperament, leadership qualities and capacity for hard work for more than 20 years ago when he worked under her at the Attorney-General’s Department.

She said it was reassuring to her when Mr Adjaho was appointed as First Deputy Speaker in 2009, adding that the recognition by the people was an honour done to Parliament.

Togbe Sri lauded the unity among the chiefs in Ave-Avenor area, saying it is helping to push the development of the area faster.

Mr Adjaho expressed gratitude for the honour done him and appealed for other sons and daughters of the area to be similarly honoured.

He was decorated with a kente cloth and beads by the chiefs.