As part of motivating students at the basic schools in the Ellembele district to take seriously the study of science and maths, Member of Parliament for Ellembele, Emmanuel Kofi Amar Buah has sponsored the first ever science and maths quiz in his district.
Following a successful contests, the MP also sponsored finalists of the competition to visit Parliament on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
According to the Ellembele lawmaker, he was motivated by the performance of the students hence his invitation to them to visit Parliament, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and the National theater.
“They came to Parliament and were recognised by the second deputy Speaker who was presiding in the chair, and I did this for them to serve as role model for their colleagues and inspire so many young people”.
Again, they are going to tell their story to everybody in the district that if you study hard and excel you are going to go places, he added.
Mr. Buah further noted that he is going to monitor the performance of the pupils and added that he would give sponsorship to any smart student in the district.
And was more emphatic that he is more concerned about the girl-child who are keen in studying maths and science and would be proud if the students can be the best in the whole of Western Region.
“I am looking at the next engineers, scientist, astronauts who would go to space and change the world, some of them have told me what they want to be. If you are looking for hope for Ghana, those for the next generation are these young students”, he said.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com