News:
May 13, 2025
The Member of Parliament for Ketu North in the Volta Region, Eric Edem Agbana has expressed concern about the declining standards of education in the constituency and emphasized the urgent need for a collective, renewed sense of commitment to the future of the children.
To this end, the MP at a strategic meeting with the Municipal Education Management Team comprising school improvement support officers, administrative staff, directors and four line assistants, as well as Heads of units and departments put forward a series of immediate and medium-term interventions aimed at reversing the trend and positioning Ketu North as a beacon of educational excellence.
These Measures include:
1. Free Mandatory Weekend Classes: Beginning in July, all final-year JHS students in the Municipality will benefit from weekend classes fully sponsored by the office of the MP and will be organized at designated clusters, with subject specialists drawn from across the district on a rotational basis.
2. MP’s Education Excellence Awards: To recognize and celebrate the dedication of hardworking educational workers. The MP is expected to launch the Education Excellence Awards in October 2025 in line with an appeal from the teacher associations.
3. Support for Sports Development: Ahead of the upcoming Regional Sports Festival, the MP has committed GHC20,000 and 50 mattresses to support the participation of basic schools in the Inter-District Sports Festival in Hohoe which is set to start later this month.
4. Examination Support: The MP presented examination materials to the Directorate to facilitate the final preparatory mock exams for this year’s BECE candidates.
5. Technology and Administration Boost: Mr Eric Edem Agbana donated Apple iMac computers to the Education Directorate to improve administrative efficiency and operational effectiveness. The computers were donation from Mr Kenwood of Lifetime Wells, an American NGO through the facilitation of Hon Kofi Lawson.
He urged all stakeholders to recommit themselves to excellence in educational service delivery, reminding them that the transformation of the constituency begins with the empowerment of children through quality education.
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