Educationist Advocates Prioritisation Of Girl Child Education

The Headteacher of the Odumase D/A Basic School, Emmanuel Akwo, has advised parents and guardians, especially those in remote areas, to make girl child education and discipline their priority.

That, he said, will help build confidence in girls and equip them with information and skills required to make better decisions which would transform them into agents of change in the society.

Mr Akwo also bemoaned the increased rate of teenage pregnancies in those areas, stressing that they hinder development.
 
“We need to take the girl child education seriously; they build societies. When these girls are educated, they are in the best position to make better judgments and certain menaces like teenage pregnancy will slow down,” he said.

Mr Akwo stated this at the launch of the Odumase D/A Basic School’s 70th anniversary in Odumase.

Launch

He also stated that education was one of the quickest and most efficient methods of encouraging economic growth in any nation.
the launch coincided with the unveiling of the anniversary logo and was on the theme: “Seven decades of delivering quality basic education; The challenges, the gains and the prospects.”

Commendation

Mr Akwo applauded the parent-teacher association (PTA) for its many gestures towards the school’s development all those years.

He also thanked the Chief of Odumase, Nene Fiesu Gblie III, for providing lands for the school.

“It is our aim to educate each and every child here; we want to give our best, and thank you all for buying into our mission. Parents and the chief of the land, we salute,” Mr Akwo said.

Mr Akwo recounted how the school was started under trees barricaded with palm branches with only 50 pupils.

“I recall how folks carried students on their shoulders to cross streams of water just to get to school; something we did with joy, love, high hopes and expectations that through education, the town would be transformed,” he said.

Mr Akwo added that the school is a beacon; a lighthouse that many neighbouring towns looked up to.

The School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) for Dodowa West, Elisabeth Ampofo, encouraged all stakeholders to help make the school one of the best in the circuit and the district.