MDCEs charged to work towards addressing fallen academic standards

23-02-14     

An orientation workshop involving key actors of municipal and District Assemblies has taken place at Bolgatanga with a call on stakeholders to collectively work towards addressing the continuous fallen academic standards in the region. The Upper East Regional Minister, Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru, who made the call challenged heads of the various assemblies to expedite action by organizing educational fora to tackle the problem. This, the regional minister noted will help identify the loopholes and enable stakeholders provide pragmatic solution to deal with the challenge. The meeting brought together key players in government including Members of parliament and experienced resource persons among other functionaries. The three day orientation workshop organised by the Regional Coordinating Council,  RCC, discussed key topics such as  the way forward in tourism, governments school feeding programme, participatory planning and processes as well as ensuring efficient spatial planning at the district level. The rest included budgetary processes, SADA, rural electrification and the role of civil servants among others. The overarching goal of the meeting was to build the capacities of the assemblies to be able to work as professionals and practitioners in an environment of trust, teamwork and with the relevant knowhow. The meeting therefore serves as a platform to educate the new DCEs so that they will be able to be abreast with the mode of operation of the organisation and services they provide. It is also intended to provide constructive contributions with the view to strengthening the RCC in its role of providing technical support to the assemblies.  In a presentation, the Regional Coordinator of the Ghana School feeding Programme, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, took participants through the operations of the programme and underlined the role of the assemblies in ensuring its effective implementation. The Upper East Regional Minister, Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru for his part, bemoaned the continuous fallen academic standards with particular emphasis on BECE candidates. The Regional Minister described the situation as appalling and challenged stakeholders in the educational sector of the region to work assiduously in bringing about a positive change. He gave some insight into the academic situation of the region.

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