Re-introduction of Religious, Moral Education in schools commended

Story: Matilda Attram
THE Presbyterian Church of Ghana has commended the government for re-introducing Religious and Moral Education (RME) in the curriculum of basic schools.
The church contended that the move would help to formally inculcate moral values in the youth.
At a press conference in Accra to publicise a communiqué issued by the church at the end of its eighth General Assembly held in Sunyani recently, the Moderator of the church, the Rt Rev Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, said the church also commended the government for implementing the new educational reform programme.
It, however, called on the government to review the strategic plan on education to make its implementation practicable. That, it said, could be done with the consideration of available resources for the Ministry of Education.
"The General Assembly is appealing to the Ministry of Education to use its units and committees, such as the Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation (PBME) Division and the Educational Management Information Systems (EMIS), to periodically draw the government’s attention to any lapses for early correction,” it said.
The Rt Rev Dr Frimpong-Manso also stated that the assembly was worried about the plight of the large number of unemployed youth and said the government needed to work on the expansion of the core programmes under the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) with improved procedures to ensure success in its endeavours.
"To help tackle unemployment, we urge the government to speed up all measures necessary for increased job creation, such as the promotion of agro-processing industries, intensification of agricultural products and facilitating access to credit for farmers and entrepreneurs with appropriate tax incentives,” he added.
The Rt Rev Dr Frimpong-Manso noted that the country rested on the youth who needed to be trained for future responsibilities.
"Unemployment due to the lack of education, skills and lack of opportunities in the job market for the youth to acquire a requisite living will be harmful to the progress of the nation,” he concluded.