MP of Berekum West Distributes 25000 Free Exercise Books To All JHS Students In His Constituency

BEREKUM WEST MP DISTRIBUTES FREE EXERCISE BOOKS

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Berekum West Constituency in the Bono Region and also double as the Deputy Minister of Railways, Hon. Kwaku Agyenim Boateng popularly called Agogo has distributed over 25000 free exercise books to all the Junior High School Students in his constituency.

The MP who has education as his highest priority has supported students in diverse ways such as introduction of free vacation classes for all the school children during the vacation to boost educational standards in the constituency.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony the NPP Chairman of the Constituency, Hon. Peter Asoma Boampong on behalf of the MP said "the MP has contributed a lot to education and he is on course to strengthen education in the constituency."

He said the MP's initiative is in line with the President's free education policy to reduce burden and pressure on parents on education.

Mr. Boampong said out of the 25000 free exercise books, each JHS students in the constituency is to receive 10 making it 2500 students benefiting from the MP's donation. The selected schools were drawn from both the government and private schools in the constituency to benefit from the donation.

He said,  the MP has again planned to distribute dual chairs to schools that lack chairs as a lot of appeal have been directed to him for support of chairs in their schools.

The Chief of Jinijini, the District capital of Berekum West, Nana Tutu Baffour Asare on his part thanked the MP for relieving parents off their wards education in the district. He caution the students to make good use of the exercise books and to take their education serious. He advised parents to also do their part to support their children's education.

The JHS  students numbering about 2500 in the constituency thanked the MP for his kind gesture to support them in their education.
They pledged to study hard and to also make good use of the books they have received. They informed the MP to keep on with the good works by supporting school children education in his constituency.



Story by Richard Adu Manu (Rev) Berekum Ghana.