The Free Senior High School policy introduced by
the Government to make secondary education in Ghana absolutely free,
is not free after all, since there are additional financial contributions
parents are expected to make to ensure quality education for their wards, Rev. Msgr. Alex Bobby Benson, has said.
Msgr. Bobby Benson, Director of Matthew 25 at
Koforidua, lamented about the precarious situation of our education, and called
on stakeholders to look at ways to address the bottlenecks in the system and
safeguard quality education delivery in the country.
He made these observations in a homily at Madina,
during the induction ceremony of 75 new members of the Accra Archdiocesan St. Vincent
de Paul Society (SSVP).
Speaking on the theme: The Spiritual Growth of the Vincentian in the Economic and Political
World of Today, he challenged members of the Society to support and bring
hope to the needy in our society.
He said our current political and economic
situation calls for the need for Christians, especially members of the Society
to reach out to the poor in the areas helping in paying the fees of needy
students and feeding the poor.
“What can we do in our little way to support the
needy children go to school or the aged? he asked.
Msgr. Bobby Benson urged the SSVP members not to
be deterred by the challenges of the time but to endeavour to reach out to
others, while trusting the Lord in serving the needy.
“Don’t let the challenges kill your desire to
help” he stressed, urging the members to make time, and use their talents,
knowledge and resources to support.
He challenged members of the society to go back
to their parishes and ask the parishioners to support, urging them to for
instance organised the aged in their vicinity and fete them once a year.
Mr.
Emmanuel Tornyeagah, Archdiocesan President of the Society, who congratulated
the new members and sustain the momentum you bring and continue to reach out to
others.
He announced that the initiation of new members
into the Society would from next year be done at the Parish level, and charged
the various deaneries to get training Officers to continue training members of
the society.
Concelebrating Priests at the Mass included Rev.
Fr. Michael Ofori, Archdiocesan Spiritual Director of the Society, who inducted
the new members.
