The Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has organised a party and presented Christmas gifts to thousands of children in more than 40 communities in the constituency.
The move, which was the maiden edition of an annual children’s programme instituted by the MP, dubbed “Help the child with a toy, build the future with joy”, was to whip up the interest of the children in education.
The items, which included toys, Teddy Bears, bicycles and other educational materials, were distributed to all communities in the constituency.
He said the future of the country would only be secured if children were encouraged to take their education seriously.
“My main aim of organising this programme is to empower, inspire and motivate the children of my constituency as part of the Better Ghana agenda of our government”.
“If these children are happy, the future of this country will obviously look more brighter as the children are the future of the country," he said.
He said from time to time, he would be visiting schools to ensure that the children had a feel of his presence and to encourage them to aspire for higher ground than him.
Mr Buah, who is also a Deputy Minister for Energy, urged parents to ensure that they invested in the education of their children.
He said “those in the helm of affairs today would do their best to transform the country and its constituencies purely based on the needs of today, but the future lies in the hands of the children”.
The MP said “we will fail them if we ignore their educational needs today”, adding, “Irrespective of biological relations to these children, we have to ensure that they get the best of parental care, quality education, good health and discipline,”
He said about GH¢40,000 of his share of the Common Fund had been directed to the health sector to support the district health programmes to tackle the major debilitating diseases that his people had over the years been confronted with.
In the field of education, Mr Kofi-Buah said his office was still open to all his constituents for suggestions, solutions and information on the development of the sector, which he described as the pillar to the development process of the area.
That aside, several scholarships had also been offered to needy brilliant students in the constituency from the basic level through to the tertiary level.
The parents expressed their gratitude to the MP for the support and promised to ensure that the children were encouraged to take their studies seriously.
They urged him to continue to be humble and to make himself available to them.
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