The Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for Sawla- Tuna-Kalba constituency, Hon. Andrew Dari Chiwitey, has advised parents to prioritize the education of their children as that is the best legacy they could leave behind for their wards.
He said no nation can develop without an educated population.
Hon Andrew was speaking during a colorful durbar to climax activities marking the 47th biannual Congress of the Birifor Youth Association at Tuna of the Savannah Region at the weekend.
He emphasized the need to invest in the education of girls as it has become evident that across the globe women and girls are blazing the trail in Politics and Entrepreneurship.
He advised parents to refrain from making unnecessary expenditure and channel such funds into the training of their children who he observed are the leaders of tomorrow.
He observed that elsewhere on the globe women held high offices as business executives and prime ministers and that was due to the efforts put in by their parents and the society as a whole.
The MP also advocated for parents to give children local names as he described them as relevant and a mark of identity.
Hon. Andrew, also called for respect for one another among various tribes in the area as that is a sure way of promoting peace and unity in diversity.
Source: yagbonradioonline
