Love For Country Key To National Transformation - Osafo-Maafo | General News

The Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has underscored the necessity to inculcate love for the nation and the proper mindset within the youthful technology as a way to drive the nation's transformation agenda.
That, he mentioned, was essential as a result of a part of the nation's challenges was on account of poor angle, character and work ethics in any respect ranges within the nation.

“No one can develop Ghana for us except us, and we can lead in this development because we have the capacity and the brain power. So let us change our attitude and move in the right direction,” he mentioned.

Mr Osafo-Maafo made the decision in a speech he learn on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the 91st Speech and Prize-giving Day of Accra Academy in Accra final Saturday.

The occasion was on the theme: “Enhancing the future of our youth through STEM Education and leader skills”.

It was graced by high-profile personalities, together with the Paramount Chief of the Abola Traditional Area, Nii Ahene Nunoo III, who chaired the occasion within the stead of the Ga Mantse.

Also current had been a Supreme Court decide and Chairman of the Accra Academy Governing Board, Justice Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse; representatives from the Ministry of Education, heads of some second-cycle and fundamental colleges, outdated college students, mother and father of continuous college students, amongst others.

Achieving Ghana Beyond Aid

Mr Osafo-Maafo mentioned if the nation was to ever notice its imaginative and prescient of a Ghana Beyond Aid, then there was the necessity to create a properly engaged society aligned with the spirit of civic accountability and accompanied by a excessive sense of patriotism.

“At this level, students are still in their formative years and this is the opportune moment we are training your minds,” he added.

He counseled the administration of Accra Academy for taking part in a pivotal function within the improvement of high-caliber human capital for the nation.

“Indeed, Accra Academy continues to set an enviable pace among your peers and the government and the people of Ghana are proud of your achievements as an institution,” the Senior Presidential Advisor added.

Keynote tackle

Delivering the keynote tackle, a General Manager of the Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), Edward Amartey Commey, highlighted the quite a few advantages of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to the nation.

He mentioned the alternatives that got here from the examine of STEM had far-reaching penalties for the bigger economic system and its cascading impact on the micro stage and the youth.

Therefore, he mentioned, the nation, like many different growing nations, had no different possibility than to shortly adapt to the altering world to ensure that it to win in the long term.

“If for nothing at all, nations such as South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, China, among a few, have taught us the importance of science in carving up homegrown solutions in the quest to develop their respective economies,” he added.

Awards

Former college students whose efficiency within the 2021 WASSCE introduced honor to the school had been rewarded.

Continuing college students, academics and different workers of the school whose performances and contributions projected the picture of the school had been additionally given awards, whereas particular prizes had been offered to some academics and different workers members.

The occasion was organized by the 1991 Year Group of the school, whereas some particular person previous college students contributed prizes for some award winners.