Ghana: Islamic Schools Flourish in Volta Region

Ghana's Volta Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo, has called on Muslim parents in the Volta Region and Ghana at large to ensure that their children are well educated.

This, he said, would decrease the rate of illiteracy in the Muslim communities, thereby ensuring growth and development.

Speaking at the first ever Islamic Education Unit (IEU) 3-day conference in Ho, themed "The Future of Islamic Education in Volta Region: The Role of Stakeholders," Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo said the government "is increasingly making education almost free and so there is no excuse for our Muslim brothers and sisters to use the cost of education as an excuse to keep children out of class."

The Minister also called for support of relevant institutions which promote education in society, noting that the challenges faced by the IEU in its operation should be of concern to all "since their inability to function properly would mean more Muslims children will be out of the classroom."

The repercussion of such state of affairs, he acknowledged, would result into the production of illiterates in the community.

According to the Minister, it was in this vein that he supports the call by IEU to be assisted so that they could acquire the necessary equipment and infrastructure to attract and maintain Muslim children in school.

Source: AllAfrica