ASSEMBLY DONATES EXERCISE BOOKS TO PUPILS (PAGE 40, MARCH 15, 2010)

THE Garu Tempane District Assembly has presented a number of exercise books to the District Directorate of Education for free distribution to pupils in the district.
The donation is in fulfilment of the promise made by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in its manifesto to provide affordable and easy access to education for all Ghanaians.
Presenting some of the exercise books to pupils of Nate Primary School, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Mr David Adakudugu, said the government was committed to the creation of the right atmosphere to facilitate the effective delivery of education for every child.
He said the assembly had taken delivery of 27,685 exercise books which is the first consignment of exercise books, adding that an additional 98,000 were expected for distribution to schools in the district.
Mr Adakudugu said in addition to the free exercise books, the assembly had also taken delivery of school uniforms which would be distributed freely to schoolchildren to enhance quality education in the district.
The District Director of Education, Mr Emmanuel Zumakpee, on behalf of the District Education Directorate, expressed gratitude to President John Atta Mills and the NDC government for the gesture.
He charged headmasters in the district to ensure that the books were distributed to the pupils and not kept in cupboards, since that would defeat the purpose for which they were presented.
The Headmaster of Nate Primary School, Mr Moses Ndebugri Atibilla, also commended the government for the gesture,.
He, however, expressed the hope that the programme would be sustained to encourage children in deprived communities to stay in school.