Deputy Education Minister pays courtesy call on Ga Mantse, invites him to chair National Sanitary Pad Launch

The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Abass Apak has paid a courtesy call on His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Ga Mantse at his palace in Accra.

The visit was to formally introduce themselves to the King and convey a special invitation from the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama and Minister for Education, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu, to the Ga Mantse to chair the national launch of the government's Free Sanitary Pad Distribution Programme, slated for Thursday, April 24.

Dr. Apak, delivering a message on behalf of the Education Minister, acknowledged the Ga Mantse’s continued support for national development and emphasized the importance of the initiative, which forms part of President Mahama's commitment to improving the well-being and school attendance of girls in public schools.

“As you are aware, His Excellency President Mahama made a promise to the people of Ghana that within the first 120 days of his administration, girls of school-going age in public schools would receive free sanitary pads. The people of Ghana gave him the mandate, and tomorrow marks the fulfilment of that promise,” Dr. Apak stated.

Dr. Apak humbly appealed to the Ga Mantse to accept the invitation and lend his distinguished presence to the event, describing it as a “very simple but important national assignment.”

Speaking on behalf of King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Ga Mantse; Nii Ahene Nunoo III, Paramount Chief of the Abola Traditional Area expressed appreciation for the visit from the Ministry of Education to the King.

He acknowledged the government's efforts to support education, especially initiatives aimed at empowering young girls.

Nii Ahene Nunoo III assured the Deputy Minister that the Ga State would be present to chair the all-important event.

Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith