General News of Friday, 5 October 2018Source: www.ghanaweb.comTeachers, unsung heroes of Ghana – Vice President BawumiaVice President, Dr Mahamudu BawumiaThe Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has lauded the enormous contribution of teachers to Ghana’s socio-economic development. Describing teachers as “unsung heroes”, Vice President Bawumia extolled the dedication and selflessness exhibited by practitioners of the teaching profession over the years, and pledged the Nana Akufo-Addo government’s commitment to recognizing the contributions of hardworking and selfless teachers towards improvement of education in the country through a wide range of incentives and reforms. We are fully open to engagements with the profession on making improvements to your welfare, because we believe in the importance of the work you do in developing our human resource capacity as a nation,” Vice President Bawumia indicated. The 2018 Most Outstanding Teacher Award was won by Forsey Nicholas of Bishop Herman Senior High School. Second Runner up Owusu Antipem of Nsutaman Senior High School received a Saloon car and a cheque for Ghs 50,000, while First Runner up Augusta Lartey of Presbyterian Boys Senior High School received a 4*4 Pick Up vehicle worth Ghs130,000.

Source: GhanaWeb October 05, 2018 17:37 UTC