The materials are to be airlifted to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Northern region to encourage pupils to stay in the classroom.

This will be in line with government’s policy direction to make available free school uniforms and exercise books to support especially needy but brilliant pupils in the nation’s basic schools.

Mr. Moses Bukari Mabingba, Northern regional Minister disclosed this at Ghana’s 53^rd Independence Anniversary celebration marked at the Tamale Jubilee Park.

The Northern regional minister said the proper development of the child should be everybody’s responsibility and reminded parents of the need to re-channel their resources into educating their children of school going age especially the girl child.

He also advised children to rise up to the challenge of responsible adulthood by respecting the elderly in society and refrain from social vices such as wee smoking, pick pocketing and internet fraud among others.

Mr. Mabingba regretted that a lot of the youth of the region have wasted their talent in child labour activities including Kayayo down south and said plans were afoot to relocate them to their communities.

He reiterated government’s commitment to utilize bulk of the oil revenue to boost Ghana’s human resource base and other productive ventures and urged Ghanaians to have confidence in President Mills led NDC administration.

Mr. Mabingba attributed the nation’s low productivity rate to lateness and absenteeism at work places and warned that his administration would not tolerate such behaviour. 

Abdul-Karim Naatogmah