Parents urged to send children to school

Nasana (Brong Ahafo), 30th June 99 - The Ghana Education Service and the Wenchi District Assembly have jointly organised a forum at Nasana, near Seikwa, to encourage parents to send their children, especially the girls- child to school.

Addressing the forum, Miss Comfort Manu, the assemblyman, called for equal opportunity for the education of both male and female children stressing that good education is the best investment parents could make for their children.

Miss Manu urged parents to encourage their wards to study hard by providing their basic needs such as books, pocket money and clothing.

She said the Wenchi District Assembly has instituted a scholarship scheme for brilliant but needy children and asked children to work hard to benefit from the scheme.

The headmaster of Nasana Junior Secondary School, Mr Peter Boampong, advised school children to be law-abiding and to take their studies more seriously.

He called on GES and youth organisations to provide facilities needed to enhance effective teaching.