Political parties urged to use education to develop nation
Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, the flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party in the 2O12 general election, has urged Ghanaians to join his crusade for free, compulsory, basic education for all children in the country.
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He said education offered an opportunity for individuals to explore their full potential and contribute meaningfully to the development of the country.
Dr Nduom was speaking as a special guest of honour at the 13th Biennial Congress of the National Union of Ghana Diocesan Priests of the Catholic Church in Takoradi.
Greater heights
He said although he was not from a wealthy family, education had propelled him to greater heights in life and asked any political party that would govern this country to take the issue of education seriously in order to turn around the fortunes of the country.
Dr Nduom, who described himself as a staunch Catholic, said the media network he had established across the country are available to the church to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ free of charge and entreated the priests to take advantage of that to win more souls for Christ.
He also said Catholic fathers were shepherds who must understand the needs of their flock and asked them to get closer to their members in order to direct them to make good choices in life.
Compulsory
He urged the priests to join the crusade for free, compulsory basic education for all children in the country.
The four-day event, which was held on the theme: “Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the Context of the New Evangelisation: the Role of the Diocesan Priest,” brought together more than 5,000 Catholic priests from across the country.
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He promised to construct a classroom block for Archbishop Porter Girls’ Senior High School, which hosted the Catholic priests’ national congress, in honour of his wife, who is a former student of the school.