News:
November 13, 2019
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei-Owusu has challenged his former school Juaben Senior High School to endeavor to advance to the finals of the National Science and Maths quiz (NSMQ) competition.
According to Mr Osei-Owusu who is also the Member of Parliament for Bekwai, it is the performance of students which makes their schools famous and not just the name of the schools.
He made the call when a section of the students visited Parliament called on him. He promised to take up the cost of the school if they qualify for the finals of the NSMQ in the schools debate.
Mr. Osei-Owusu urged the management of the school to furnish his office with the total budget of what it would take for the school to achieve the set target.
The Bekwai lawmaker said the time has come for the school that produce the likes of him and the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, K. T. Hammond to be counted among the best in the country hence his call.
He urged the students to avail themselves to the opportunities that teachers offer them and make maximum use of the little resources at their disposal.
And further, encouraged the students to cultivate the habit of reading novels and story books irrespective of their courses at all times, “every knowledge you seek is in the book and would help you attain your life goals”, he added.
The first Deputy Speaker used the opportunity to educate the students about parliamentary proceedings and the oversight functions of the legislature. Parliament, he said, is a platform for debating all national issues and not just lawmaking.
The visiting students accepted the challenge posed by the first Deputy Speaker and assured him of working hard towards achieving the set goal.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com