By Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
A youth variety show, dubbed “Our Day” has been held at Osu as part of
activities marking this year’s Homowo festival celebration.
The show, which aimed at unearthing talents among children, was
organised on Thursday by The Infinity 970
in collaboration with the Ghanaian Times, GOIL, Ceejay and The Buka.
Held under the theme, “Youth and Education,” the show sought to engage
the youth from various communities, churches and schools to participate in a
talent hunt challenge.
The beneficiary children, aged between six and 12 years, took part in
reading, talent exhibition, computer games and football and dancing
competitions at the event.
The winners of the English and Ga reading competition were Yoney Adjei
Larbi, Abigail Sam, Jonathan Laryea, Kester Sekyire, Duke Abban and Peter
Charles Amarh who fell between the ages of 6 to 12.
Others who won the dancing and drawing competition were Philipa
Nyamekye, Michael Asibi, Victoria Lamisi, Vincent Nortey, Jonathan Ablorh and
Caleb Adu- Acheampong.
Each winner was presented with a pack of exercise books, a box of pen
and reading materials.
The Osu Mantse Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, speaking at the event, urged
pupils to stay focused and disciplined in their studies to become responsible
future leaders.
According to him, education was the key to become great professionals
hence the need to uphold learning to ensure academic excellence.
“I will entreat all pupils to learn and become good professionals in
doing so they should take their education serious,” he said.
Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI indicated that there was no time to waste and
before the pupils could achieve their goal of becoming the desired personality
that they have chosen for themselves, they should uphold their education first.
“The future of the pupils starts from now and they should adequately
prepare themselves to meet their future needs,” he stressed.
The Osu Mantse noted that the future of Osu lay on the strength of the
children, therefore, engaging them in the celebration would propel them to
cultivate good habits that could improve the welfare of the community.
In helping the community to uphold their education, he pledged to
support the needy children of Osu to further their education to the greatest
height they wanted.
The Executive Director of Infinity 970, Ms Barbara Davies advised the
youth to cultivate the habit of reading adding that “pupils should not only
read for academic purpose but they should read to broaden their knowledge.”
She said pupils should expose themselves to new ways of learning in
order to improve their education.
Mr. Samuel Okai, a teacher of Ringway Estate School, who spoke at the
event, encouraged the pupils to strive in the pursuit of academic excellence.
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