The Catholic Bishop of Goaso Diocese in the Ahafo Region, Most Rev. Peter Kwaku Atuahene has appealed to the government to ensure that private schools are not disadvantaged in any education policy or support programme.

Speaking during the celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Our Lady of Victory Grotto, Manfo in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality, Bishop Atuahene said private and public school students are all Ghanaians and therefore deserve equal support.

Most Rev. Peter Kwaku Atuahene

The government must include private schools in any policy of support. Private school students and government school students are all Ghanaians. So, if there is any help in terms of educational support, private schools must not be left out or disadvantaged.

The celebration was held under the theme: “Mary, A Woman of Peace, A Model for Our Christian Life.

S.O.T…Most.Rev.Peter Kwaku Atuahene, Catholic Bishop Goaso Diocese.

Also addressing the gathering, the Director and Parish Priest of Our Lady of Victory Grotto, Rev. Fr. David Owusu Asante urged the youth to shun social vices that destroy their future.

He mentioned drug abuse, the misuse of substances such as glue, marijuana, and tramadol as some of the challenges affecting young people.Our youth need prayers and good teaching to direct their lives. If we fail to guide them, Ghana will lack the future leaders we are expecting.

The Feast of the Assumption brought together hundreds of Catholic faithful, political leaders, and traditional leaders from across the Ahafo and Ashanti Region to pray for peace, unity, and national development.

Report by: Oheneba Dankwah Jupitar Owusu.