The Tano South District Chief Executive Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba has called on the Diploma students of the St. Joseph’s College of Education to remain focus and study harder as the Atta Mill’s Administration will make them the centre of attention in the effort to improve on the performance of the education sector.
Making the call the Hon District Chief Executive said the president in his state of the Nations address said the newly enacted Education Act 2008 Act 778 sets out the new outlook of the education system.He stated that the Act introduces some new components such as National Inspectorate Board, National Teaching Council and the National Council for Curriculum Assessment.
He revealed that government would endeavour to implement the new structures proposed in the Act to ensure quality in the teaching and learning process and further revealed that come January 2010 the Single Spine Salary Structure would be implemented.
He said the Tano South District in its quest to improve the quality of education in the district is constructing a school block at the St Joseph’s College of Education to help teacher trainees in their practice.
Some students asked questions such as how the living and working conditions of teachers would be improved and also sponsorship package for teachers in the district to further their education.
As part of its drive to educate institutions on the use of fire extinguishers in case of eventualities, the Tano South District Fire Service as organized a Fire Drill and Education Exercise to educate the staff of the Tano South District Assembly.
Speaking at the forum, the Tano South District Chief Executive Honorable Bukari Zakari Anaba commended the District Fire Service for such an educative programme. He said fire outbreaks are one thing that needs to be avoided as it leads to lose of properties, untimely death thus causing destruction to the victim and the nation as a whole. Messrs Robert Ankama the District Extension Officer and Samuel Lartey the District Station Officer took turns to educate the assembly staff on causes, prevention and measures to be taken when dealing with fire cases. They elaborated on some causes of fire outbreaks such as ignorance, carelessness, negligence and accidental cases. They further outlined cases such as overloading of socket, careless handling of some household appliances like electric heaters, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electric irons and refrigerators. They therefore advised the assembly staff to take such measures like effective packaging at home and office so fire cannot spread easily, store water in the room to use in case of fire outbreak, protect the naval when passing through fire, not to inhale smoke as the CO2 in the smoke can kill easily and experiment escaping from the room when the lights are off.
Staff were also taught how to use the CO2 Extinguisher and Dry Chemical Powder Extinguisher. Some participants were therefore asked to experiment how to quench fire with these extinguishers whiles others on the other hand asked questions such as “How to quench liquefied fires like petrol and kerosene”, How electric fire can be quenched”, and “How to rescue people from electric shock”.
As part of activities making the Brong Ahafo @ 50 celebrations, the Tano South version of the tree planting and clean up exercise was undertaken at Techimantia.
A total number of one thousand three hundred and twenty five (1325) seedlings made up of 895 acacia and 420 teek were planted throughout the district through the participation of all Assembly men and women who led their people in their various communities to undertake the exercise.
The tree planting exercise which preceded the clean – up exercise saw various communities tidying their environs, desilting chocked gutters and clearing of bushes around their environment.An enthusiastic approach which was exhibited by communities in the district could be seen in the communal spirit they showed by attending in their numbers.
Honorable Bukari further advised that they should show the same enthusiasm displayed during the tree planting exercise and take proper care of them for their growth.
Welcoming the District Chief executive and his entourage, the Techimantiahene Nana Oti Ampem expressed his gratitude to the Tano South District Assembly for choosing Techimantia s the venue for the district version of the tree planting and clan up exercise.Nana Oti Ampem said the people of Techimantia for the past years have been engaging in tree planting exercise but the improper care of the seedlings have seen most of them dying, a situation he said was not good enough.
Nana said as all stakeholders the town are taking part in the exercise they would see it that not even a single tree planted dies, as Techimantia has far too long suffered form wind storms rendering people homeless as roofs were rip off.
The chief assured the district Chief Executive that he and his people would see to the proper growth of the trees planted so that the future generation would come to enjoy the fruits of the exercise.
The District Chief Executive, the Techimantiahene, the Chief of the Zongo Community in Techimantia and an assembly woman planted symbolic trees to mark the occasion after they had earlier in the morning led the people in a clean – up exercise within the Techimantia Township.
Speaking at a short but impressive ceremony to mark the occasion at techimantia, the Tano South District Chief Executive Honorable Bukari Zakari Anaba advised the people not to wait for the assembly or the government to come out with a tree planting or clean – up exercise before they engage in them.
The District Chief Executive said by planting trees within their various vicinities the people would in future see that roofs of their buildings would not rip off during rainstorms since the trees would serve as wind breaks and would also serve as shades of the people to sit under during their leisure times.
BRONG AHAFO REGION @ 50 TREE PLANTING DISTRIBUTIONS - TANO SOUTH DISTRICT
the effort to improve on the performance of the education sector.
posed in the Act to ensure quality in the teaching and learning process and further revealed that come January 2010 the Single Spine Salary Structure would be implemented.
teachers would be improv
ed and also sponsorship package for teachers in the district to further their education.
