NCCE urges youth to be advocates of change

The Accra Metropolitan Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Ebenezer Tetteh Wayo, has appealed to the youth to be advocates of change, especially during these times of increasing rate of indiscipline corrupting the youth.

Mr Tetteh Wayo stated this at the NCCEs citizen week celebration which was on the theme: "Strengthening our pillars." and a sub- theme, “indiscipline:How it weakens the pillars of our democracy".

According to the metropolitan director, public education is a sure way to remind the youth of their rights and responsibilities as citizens and the roles they have to play in building a strong and democratic Ghana.

"A disciplined person is the one who always puts the interest of the nation first, obeys the laws of the society and respects the rights of others," he added.

Mr Wayo said a person was also expected to protect public property, respect the elderly and those in authority, obey school rules, and protect and safeguard the environment.

He urged the youth to see themselves as instruments of change as they go through the structural development of societal transformation.

The NCCE organised a quiz competition for students from some selected schools in the metropolis. The quiz was based on the constitution of Ghana, specifically the three arms of government which are the legislature, the executive and the judiciary”, which the NCCE referred to “as the pillars of our democracy”.

The competing schools were St Thomas Aquinas Senior High, Kaneshie Secondary Technical and Accra Academy.  After the keenly contested quiz competition, St Thomas Aquinas Senior High emerged winners of the competition and Kaneshie Senior High Technical and Accra Academy placed second and third respectively and were presented with several prizes.

Mr Tetteh Wayo thanked Promasidor, Rotary Clubs of Tema, Pens and Plastics Ghana Limited and Fairborn for supporting the competition.