YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIANS FORUM EMBARKS ON DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION.

YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIANS FORUM EMBARKS ON DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION. 

Ghana's young parliamentarian forum in parliament has embark on drug abuse education on female students and to also encourage them to  focus on their education at the West Africa SHS WASS in the Greater Accra Region. 

Speaking to Hon. Betty Krosbi Mensah a member od the Young Parliamentarians Forum which she is the Vice President together with her President Hon. Elvis Morris Donkor MP for Abura-Asebu Kwamankese and other colleagues at their engagement with West African Senior High School (WASS) in Adentan in the Greater Accra Region was on a visit to motivate the students to eschew all social vices that may ruin their future.

She explained the program was to visit the students and sensitize them about the abuse of drugs and its effects on a person's life and also to call upon them to focus on their education for better future.

The MP also used the opportunity to encourage female students to be up to the challenge because there are a handful of female MPs in the 8th parliament as compared to the male MPs which they believe some of the female students will one day take up the challenge to join them in parliament.

Other Young MPs who took part in the program includes, Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko (Asuogyaman Constituency), Hon. Yves Hanson Nortey ( Tema Central Constituency), Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah (Mpraeso Constituency) and Hon. Frederick Yaw Ahenkwah( Jaman North Constituency).

Hon. Betty expressed her appreciation to the Headmistress of the School, Dr Mrs Shine Ofori for her wonderful reception shown to the young parliamentarians.

The future belongs to the young ones and it's always a joy and honour to guide and protect them before it's late.

Story by Kofi Michel.