I Want To Be An Armed Robber" - 3- Year-Old Ghanaian Pupil Tells Govt Official [PHOTO]

There was utter shock and disbelief at Asuogyaman in the
Eastern region of Ghana during the week when a three-year-
old kindergatten pupil confidently told the District Chief
Executive (DCE) and his delegation during ‘my first day at
school,’ visit that he aspired to become an armed robber in
future to enable him become rich.

The shocking answer was a response to a question the DCE,
Thomas Ampem Nyarko, asked the children regarding what
they aspired to become in future.
When asked if he understood what armed robbers do, the KG
pupil remained silent for some minutes, forcing the DCE to
issue a directive to the guidance and counseling unit of the
Ghana Education Service to take the pupil through counseling
and send their report to his office for further action.
The DCE stated that the assembly would make sure that the
pupil gets the best of support needed throughout his education
to ensure that he grows to become a responsible citizen.
The DCE and his entourage, made up of officers from the
district education office led by the district education director,
Mavis Yirenkyi, visited schools such as Akwamu West Anglican
Primary, Akosombo Beasley, Akosombo VRA Roman Catholic
School, VRA Presbyterian Primary School, Nuriya Islamic and
Pupuni L/A Primary School.
Mr Nyarko encouraged the pupils, especially, the newly
admitted KG pupils to take their studies serious by being
punctual and learning hard. He told the pupils that the only
way for them to be rich is through education, adding that
there is no short cut to success; therefore, they must not joke
with their education.
He emphasised government’s commitment to continuously
invest heavily in education by making sure that facilities
needed to enhance quality education are made available to
them.
Later in an interview with a Ghanaian newspaper, the Daily
Heritage, the DCE mentioned efforts being made by the
government to address the poor performance record in the
district, having been revealed through the assembly’s own
research that 59 per cent of pupils in the district cannot read
and write.
He explained that apart from the number of libraries being
built in the district, reading exercise has been instituted in all
basic schools in the district, while monitoring exercise has
been revived to get the best results.
The newly posted district director of education, Mavis
Yirenkyi, was not happy about the new admissions made;
however, she expressed optimism that many more would be
registered as the days go by. She called on parents and
guardians to send all their children of school age to school
since public basic schools are still free of charge.