The Member of Parliament for Upper West Akyem Constituency in the Eastern Region who doubles as Deputy Minister for Transport, Honourable Frederick Adom Obeng has presented items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to some Teachers and Students who have been performing well to improve Education in the Constituency.
The items for the awards include Motorcycle, 32 inches flat-screen television, tablet, cash price, and citations.
A total of eleven students and eleven Teachers were rewarded in the maiden Teacher Prize and Students Quiz competition dubbed “A motivated Human Resource in Holistic Educational Development”.
According to the MP who for the first time since 1992 won the Constituency seat for the NPP, said the maiden Awards will be done annually to motivate Teachers and Students to improve Teaching and learning in the area and called on all stakeholders to support and invest in education.
Under the award scheme, Science and Mathematics quiz was organized for Basic School pupils and the two Secondary Schools in the District whilst the Teachers awards also featured
Best Teacher in Kindergarten, Primary, Junior High School, and Senior High School.
Others are Best English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, French, Information and Communication Technology Teachers, Best Non-Teaching and District Education Office best staff award and overall best Teacher who received a motorcycle and other packages.
He added that, from 2022, all students in Junior High School will receive Mathematical Set annually and a cash price of ¢1,000.00 for six students who perform very well in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) yearly.
District Chief Executive, Honourable Eugene Kwabena Sackey lauded the MP for the initiative and pledged his support for it to be extraordinary in Eastern Region.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
