Okere District Education Directorate honours Dan Botwe
THE Member of Parliament for Okere, Daniel Kwaku Botwe, has been honoured by the Okere District Education Directorate for his significant contributions to the improvement of education in the area.
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At a district teachers' awards ceremony, the MP was recognised with a citation detailing his contribution towards the upliftment of educational standards in the area for the past 16 years.
Part of the citation read “ Your selfless dedication to public service and tireless efforts to represent the interest of your constituents are truly commendable, your commitment to educational policies and issues have made a significant impact on our learners, teachers and communities beyond”.
Presenting the citation,the Okere District Director of Education, Agnes Abban, said Mr Botwe’s passion towards progressive infrastructure development in the education sector puts the district on the highest pedestal in terms of construction of teachers' bungalows and classrooms, especially in hard-to-reach communities.
For the past 16 years, Mr Botwe has endeared himself to improving educational infrastructure in Okere and had instituted innovations including a special extra class with boarding for all Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates numbering more than 800 each year in the district to improve the BECE results and performance.
Teachers community
He had also advocated a “Teachers Community Concept” where every village or town would have a number of teachers’ accommodations forming a community to further boost the value of education.
Among the objectives of initiating the teachers' community concept was to reduce teacher absenteeism and lateness due to the long kilometres teachers in the hard-to-reach areas had to trek to school for lack of accommodation and also to inculcate discipline in children in the communities.
About 12 towns and communities in Okere have benefited from this concept of providing at least six units of teacher accommodation, a significant development which has impacted heavily on educational outcomes in the district.
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The Queenmother of Adukrom and Akuapem Nifahemea,Owoabrempon Awo Abena Korama, on her part, praised the MP for the giant strides made not only in education but in all aspects of development in Okere.
“You have not only improved education but every aspect of life in Okere, your integrity and dedication in public service are worthy of emulation and we are so proud of you,” she added.
She said the MP had dutifully endeared himself to the development of the people of Okere and deserved the applause and citation and thanked the education directorate for taking the initiative to recognise him.
Receiving the citation, Mr Botwe expressed gratitude to God who enabled him to serve his people to the best of his ability and to his father who inculcated the values of service to humanity with integrity and the support of the traditional and religious authorities in Okere.
He assured the people that even though he was bowing out of Parliament come December 7, he would still offer his experience and support to the development of education and health in the area.