RECEPTION FOR 2 NCCE STAFF (D/G, Monday, March 30, 2009. PAGE 40)

THE Upper East Regional Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has held a reception to bid farewell to the out going Regional Director, Mr H.S. Haruna, and his Deputy, Mr Mike Fuoh.
Mr Haruna, who has served in the region for eight years, is on transfer to the Northern Region, while Mr Fuoh is proceeding on retirement after a career spanning 37 years, the last 14 years which had been spent in the Upper East Region.
According to Mr Peter Hastings Mensah, the current Upper East Regional Director of the NCCE, the ceremony was not only to bid farewell to the two officers but also celebrate their honest and dedicated service to the commission.
While commending his predecessor for the foundation he laid, Mr Mensah also described Mr Fuoh as a very knowledgeable person while in active service.
“Mr Fuoh has been of immense assistance in terms of experience and one cannot doubt the unique way he worked in the office. He is a fountain of experience and possesses great knowledge which can be tapped by all for the benefit of the commission,” he stressed.
He urged the staff of the commission to learn from the two officers in order to improve on the fortunes of the commission.
According to Mr Mensah, in order to boost the morale of the staff of the commission in the region, his administration was working out modalities for the introduction of a welfare scheme for them.
The Paramount Chief of the Bongo Traditional Area, Naba Salifu Alemyarum Atamale, who chaired the function, advised the staff of the NCCE to eschew laziness and work hard to improve upon the fortunes of the commission.
Some members of staff sang the praises of the two officers and described them as the strong pillars behind some of the successes chalked up by the NCCE in the region.
Both Messrs Haruna and Fuoh advised the staff of the commission to work effectively to continue from where they ended.
The two officers were presented with gifts in recognition of their hard work.