News:
February 25, 2013
Dr Major Mustapha Ahmed (Rtd), Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso-North has donated 20 Better Ghana Laptops Computers to the St. Francis Xavier School at Kotobabi in Accra.
Dr Ahmed, who is also the Minister of State at the Presidency in-charge of Development Authorities said the donation was in fulfillment of a promised made by him at the school 15th speech and prize giving day ceremony at the school premises.
He said the laptops are to support and enhance the teaching and learning of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the school which was now vastly developing the globe.
The Legislator said education was the bedrock of very country development and that educating the younger generation through ICT was to improve the technological knowledge which every student was looking for.
He said ICT now plays an integral role in the development of every country, and the learning of IT was one of his topmost priorities.
Madam Patience Adom, Circuit Supervisor of Ayawaso, said the MP was already doing a lot for the circuit in the promotion of education and appeal to him to support other schools in similar need.
Madam Augustina Kuti, Headmistress of the School, thanked the Minister and assured him that the computers would be put to good use and for the purpose for which it was donated for.
A student Miss Patience Nupi also expressed the students’ gratitude to the President John Dramani Mahama for the distribution of the free laptops to students of all levels.
GNA