The Western Regional House of Chiefs has said it is committed to promoting and improving quality and competitive education at all levels in the region to facilitate Ghana’s development agenda.
Tetrete Okuamuah Sekyim II, the Paramount Chief of Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area made this statement when he represented the Region’s chiefs at the 2022 Seventh Annual Edition of the Western Region Independence Day Inter-District JHS Quiz Competition.
The quiz, organized by the traditional leaders for the 14 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the region aims at promoting healthy academic competition, as well as strengthening unity and togetherness.
He assured the readiness of the chiefs to collaborate with stakeholders responsible for the sector by releasing lands to make way for the construction of educational infrastructures across the region.
The Aboadze Volta River Authority (VRA) International School of the Shama District emerged champions, beating off competition from Christ Leading of the Ellembelle District and Goldfields International School from Tarkwa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality.
The winners received a brand-new HP laptop, a trophy, a multipurpose printer, plagues, gold medals, text and exercise books, math sets, three tablets, school bags, and certificates for all contestants.
The first runner-up received a brand-new HP laptop, silver medals, tablets for the contestants, books, certificates, plagues, and school bags for all contestants while the second runners-up, also took away a brand-new HP laptop, books, tablets, certificates, school bags, bronze medals, and plagues.
Okuamuah Sekyim II said: “We, the region’s traditional leaders, will always contribute our quota to the government’s effort to promote and improve education in the country, and we will encourage all to do same.”
The Paramount Chief, who is also the patron of the annual quiz organising and planning committee, commended sponsors such as Goldfields Ghana Ltd, Karpowership Ghana, Ghana Gas, Takoradi International Company Ltd (TAQA), Mantrac Ghana, BCM Mining and Civil Construction Group, for their dedication to promoting education in the region.
HRH Obrempong Hima Dekyi XIV, Paramount Chief of Upper Dixcove Traditional Area and Executive Chairman of the annual Organising and Planning Committee, thanked all stakeholders for their contributions towards the development of education in the region and particularly the success of the quiz competition.
He reiterated the traditional leaders’ commitment to ensuring that education in the region became appealing and competitive through close collaboration with the government and corporate institutions.
Mr Ebenezer Dadzie, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Shama, applauded the traditional leaders for their well-planned initiative to promote education in the region and assured them of his office’s readiness to collaborate with similar associates who were committed to promoting education in the future.
Mr Solomon Ocansey, Senior Community Relations Officer of Goldfields Ghana Ltd., headline sponsors of the event, assured of the Company’s commitment and readiness to support the Region’s traditional leadership in promoting education.
Mrs Felicia Agyebea Okai, Western Regional Director of Education, in a speech read on her behalf, encouraged more support for education in the region.
Contestants from fourth to fourteenth place received books, certificates, school bags, plagues, and other prizes.
