THE ASANTEHENE Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the poor standard of girl-child education in the country and called for strong measures to address the situation.
He noted that though significant progress had been made in the country�s attempt to improve the standard of girl-child education, much more effort has to be made to arrive at the desired level.
He observed that though education among women had risen in the past years; the gap between women and men was still wide and needed to be bridged.
The Asantehene made these thought-provoking remarks when a delegation from the Kumasi Wesley Girls� Senior High School (K�WEGEHEY) paid a courtesy call on him at the Manhyia Palace.
King Solomon, as he is fondly called, stressed the importance of female education to the country and entreated all and sundry to be concerned about the still not-too-good standard of education among women.
He emphasized that education among women was vital since the country could achieve its developmental aims when they are given the best of education.
This, according to him, was because women are not only family builders but nation builders as well. When they are offered the platform to receive quality education, all facets of society experience vast improvement, he assured.
He said it was important that government pay special attention to girl-child education to ensure that the standard of education among women is improved for the nation to derive the benefits associated with it.
He indicated that the onus did not only lie on government but also on traditional rulers, churches and other bodies who he noted must contribute their quota in that direction.
Otumfuo emphasized that the authorities of girls� schools also had a significant role to play in the achievement of this noble objective by ensuring that they provided visionary leadership for the schools they were charged to oversee.
He further tasked authorities of girls� schools to note that their actions or inactions could have either a positive or negative impact on the nation�s quest to raise the standard of girl-child education.
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