The eastern Regional Minister, Mr Eric Kwakye Darfuor has called on the management of schools to desist from prohibiting the speaking of local languages in their schools.

According to him, the prohibition made it difficult for students and pupils to learn and appreciate their own language​ adding that most times they were prevented from speaking the language which identifies them as Ghanaians.

"Much attention is focused on the speaking and learning of foreign languages especially English to the detriment of our own," he said.​

 The minister said there was the need for management of schools to come up with innovative ways of making pupils learn and speak their own languages well.​

Mr Kwakye Darfuor​ made the statements during the Nyasapo Festival organised by the Eastern regional branch of the Centre for National Culture.

The festival themed: "Ghana at 60: Exhibiting togetherness in our collective identity through local language​" sought to bring together students and pupils from different schools in the region to imbibe in them the ideals and affluent nature of Ghanaian language.

Students​ and pupils from different schools in Koforidua displayed and performed through drama and recited poems in the local languages to depict the Ghanaian culture.

Mr Darfuor noted  that "it is not to say that, it is good to speak other language, but it is more convenient to be able to write, read and express one's self fluently, as a result of which one can communicate in any other language excellently."​

He therefor stressed the need for students and pupils to learn to speak their own language to enable them to grow to understand each other and coordinate in future to ensure the development of the country.​

Advising the students and pupils, Mr Darfuor urged them to eschew bad counsel and stick to good morals and courtesy with which success and higher heights could be reached.​

The Regional Minister commended the Centre for National Culture​ for organising the festival and appealed to them to organise the festival at the region level to enable students to perform in the various local languages in the region.

For his part, the Eastern Regional Director of the Centre for National Culture, Mr Stephen Sedofu appealed to the government and other stakeholders to come to their aid and help it complete its building​ project.

From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu-Nyarko, Koforidua.

Source: Ghanaian Times.​

Minister for Procurement and Deputy Majority leader, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has cut a sod to commence the construction of a one-story 3-unit Classroom Block for Atomic Hills Cluster of Schools.

The facility, when completed​ will have a library, an ICT lab and a KVIP. It is expected to be completed within twelve months.

Hon. Safo, who doubles as the MP for Dome/Kwabenya constituency​ in the Greater Accra Region, told journalists that she was touched by the school's academic excellence despite having limited classroom blocks which has resulted in congestion among the student body.

With a population of 1,400, about 70 students occupy the classroom, a situation, according  to deputy majority leader, does not encourage good teaching practices as well as convenience in the classroom.

The Dome/Kwabenya lawmaker apart from cutting the sod to commence the construction of the classroom block also donated some textbooks to assist the students​, especially those who will be writing the BECE this year, to enable them adequately prepare for the exams.

Headmistress of the school, Madam Felicia Obeng Boateng, commenting on the gesture, said due to the academic excellence of the school, it has been the desire of most parents to bring their wards to the school, thereby putting pressure on the few existing facilities.​

This, she noted, has in turn put pressure on management of the school to expand the facilities to accommodate the ever increasing student population.​

She expressed gratitude towards the gesture but pleaded​ to the MP to come to their aid once again by constructing a fence wall around the school.

According to her, the students have periodically come under attacks by dogs and mentally challenged persons.

Source: Ghanaweb​

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Parliament last Friday approved the nomination of four ministers of state and seven deputy ministers of state designate by consensus, The Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides shared the view that the nominees were generally knowledgeable and experienced to occupy their respective ministerial positions and unanimously approved their nomination.

The approval followed the presentation of the report of the committee, which recommended, by consensus, that the nominees be approved by the House because they had sufficiently satisfied the committee that they had the knowledge and experience to man the respective ministries.​

The four ministers are Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo as Minister of State designate, Public Procurement; Mr Bryan Acheampong, Minister of State at the office of the President; Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State designate at the Ministry of Education (Tertiary Education)​, and Dr Gyiele Nurah, Minister of State designate at the Ministry of Agriculture.

The deputy ministers designate are Henry Quartey, Interior; Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, Finance, Ms Abenaa Osei Asare, Finance; Mr Joseph Cudjoe, Energy; Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Energy, and Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, Energy.​

In accordance with Article 256 (2) of the 1992 Constitution, President Nana Addo​ Dankwa Akufo-Addo communicated to Parliament the nomination of the ministers and deputy ministers designate.

Consequently, the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, referred the nomination of the deputy ministers to the committee for consideration and report pursuant to Order 172 Standing Orders of the House.​

Presenting its report​, its Chairman, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, said the committee obtained confidential reports on the nominees from the Ghana Police Service and the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) as part of its background checks.

Tax status reports were also obtained from the Ghana Revenue Authority.​

Mr Osei-Owusu said the nominees answered questions relating to their eligibility, issues pertaining to the offices to which they had been nominated and other​ issues of national concern.

He added that the committee had reached a consensus that all the nominees be approved.

The Minority Leader and Ranking Member on the committee, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, supported the motion for the nominees to be approved by consensus.​

Source: dailygraphic.com​

"It is unprecedented that within two months of taking office, an entire government has been put in place in which all the ministers of that government have declared and filed their assets with the Auditor General."

He said this has been done as an important measure to track ministers in order to make sure none of them capitalizes on government to amass wealth.​

"It is unprecedented."​

President Akufo-Addo made this known on Saturday​, April 1 when he addressed journalists in a meet-the-press session as part of his official visit to the Ashanti Region.

 He said this will be done monthly in each region with the Ashanti Region's as the first.​

President Akufo-Addo siad his government has resolved to "deal​ with the public purse honestly [and] to the best of our ability".

'Intelligently and honestly​'

He said his government is going to better the state of the country than what it inherited.​

The president said they are going to pool all available resources to make the country work again.

"We are going to govern it intelligently. We are going to govern it honestly," he said about his government's modus operandi.​

"That is the spirit in which my team and I are approaching the affairs​ of the country."

By Emmanuel Kwame ​Amoh|3news.com|Ghana

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The President of Ghana, 'President Akufo-Addo' with an earlier visit to the founder and leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, Apostle Ing. Dr. Kwadwo safo Kantanka, also known as Africa Star, at Gomoa-Mpota in the Central Region of Ghana has report to Ghana Online Tv, the media brand of CONTRACTEXT, it high interest to improve the Made in ghana Auto manufacturing system to help the economic challenges.

He also express that The dream of Kantanka​ should not just be of Ghana but the entire Africa continent, and therefore appreciate the great works of the Apostle and his workers.

Nana Addo said, after his tour of the site of the Apostle, he appreciate and believe well that, his technological innovations and creativity in the field of science and technology is surely going to rain high in the Africa stock market in the future, and will put GHANA ONLINE.

He empress his delight in all the workers, for their efforts of putting Ghana Online, on the map of automobile manufacturers in the world. ​He said, he surely made known to the people who had gathered during his visit that he will make sure the great dream of Kantanka to Africa, do not be in vain and is ready to support at this time to bring the youth who are interested in the Automobile business have a click future.

He met the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Sun Baohong to discuss with her some effective ways of discouraging her people from joining the illegal activities.

But the President said considering the widespread nature of galamsey as well as​ the "forces and interests" involved, there will be the need for a holistic approach to the phenomenon.

"I don't think we are going to be able to deal with it effectively by piecemeal measure," he warned. ​