By Daniel Agbesi Latsu, GNA
Kadjebi (O/R), June 2, GNA – Mr Gabriel Sekeh, the Kadjebi District Chief Inspector of Schools, has bemoaned the increase in drug in-take by students in the district and advised them against it as it could have both short and long-term effects on them.
He said the abuse of India Hemp and Marijuana (wee), cigarette, tramadol and paracetamol by students was so rampant in the district, although no statistics were provided.
He said the result of those addictions were madness and asked the students not to indulge in the act.
Mr Sekeh made these disclosures during the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) 2022 Citizenship Week Celebration with students from Kadjebi R.C. JHS/Primary and the D/A “A” JHS at Kadjebi in the Oti Region.
He said the consumption of those products, especially the “wee”, would have both short and long-term effects on its consumers, adding that users would have low ability to concentrate and decide on issues as affect their heartbeat and intellectual ability.
Mr Sekeh advised the students to stop open defecation since the act was unhygienic and could lead to water and sanitation-related diseases.
He said the Holy Bible even frowned on the act that was why God advised the “Israelis to a dig hole, defecate inside, and cover it.”
Mr Bernard Osei, a Public Relations Officer with the Kadjebi District Office of Ghana Education Service, advised the students to be civic minded and acquire or develop their civic skills, knowledge, and disposition for effective participation in decision-making processes.
He said Ghana needed a generation of disciplined children and young adults of integrity to contribute to building upon the achievement of her 30 years of constitutional rule.
He said under the 1992 Constitution, the Ghanaian child had been recognised as a major source of human capital and were the key agents for socio-culture, economic and political development.
Mr Osei said their training, development, intellectual perspectives, and productive ability were key determinants of the progress and future of societies.
Speaking on the “Role of the child and young ones,” he said it was imperative to harness that great resource for the sustenance of the country’s democracy by first inculcating in the child and youth the Ghanaian values.
That, he said, would give the needed direction for the attainment of national development goals.
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