VISIT SCHOOLS TO INTERACT WITH CHILDREN — NANA ABUNA V (PAGE 28)

Story: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Takoradi

THE Chief of Essipon, Nana Kofi Abuna V, has stressed the need for leaders and other members of society to pay frequent visits to schools to encourage students to study hard and to avoid waywardness.
She said even though it was the duty of parents to provide basic needs of their children and to make sure that they went to school, the upbringing of the child should be the responsibility of all.
Nana Abuna made the call when she distributed free Bibles to pupils of the Essipon Metropolitan Authority Primary School. He used the occasion to also encourage the children to take their studies seriously.
She said the distribution of free Bibles to the children was to encourage them and bestow the richness of God’s love in the hearts for them to embrace morality and uprightness as they journeyed through this life.
The chief said it was sad that parents were so busy with their economic activities that they were left with little time to address the needs of their children.
She told the children to study hard in order not to be overtaken unawares during examination periods. She told them that one of the best gifts they could receive from their parents was education.
“It is a gift that nobody can take away from you, knowledge is power and when once acquired is yours and yours forever.
Among you are presidents, members of parliament, industrialists and other prominent businessmen and women.’’
“Study hard to take up places in our country. You represent the human resource capital of the country and remember to read your Bible and pray and be good to all manner of people that might come your way,” she said.
Nana Abuna said one of the things missing currently was the need for people to visit schools in their localities to interact with the children and encourage them to aspire for higher laurels.
She said children who did not do well in school could be as a result of numerous factors that needed multifaceted approach to solve.
“That is why I will make the time to visit them, share the word of God with them and to make life interesting for them.” Asked if there were enough rooms to accommodate the children she replied in the affirmative.
Teachers at the school said a visit by some leaders and other prominent members of society were very important to encourage the children, since by the visit the children would be motivated to work hard academically.