’Exercise oversight responsibilities over children’

Page 21, March, 2009
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
PARENTS have been called upon to properly exercise their oversight responsibilities over their children in order to mould them to become responsible adults.
The founder and leader of the Pentecost Prayer Camp at Goka in the Jaman North District in the Brong Ahafo Region, Prophetess Sara Donkor, who made the call, said that was the only way to minimise the increasing moral decadence in the country.
She was addressing a special prayer meeting at Goka to thank God for ensuring a peaceful election last year.
Prophetess Donkor noted that the increasing spate of “wee” smoking and alcoholic intake by the youth did not augur well for the future of the country.
She, therefore, enjoined parents to team up with teachers to instil discipline in the youth.
She also reminded Christians of their responsibilities and urged them to embark on a crusade to rescue the youth whose lifestyles had become a source of worry to their parents and the society.
Prophetess Donkor thanked Ghanaians for the display of maturity during the 2008 general election and implored them to unite now that the election was over, with the common aim of developing the country.
Preaching the sermon, the Berekum Area Head of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle B.T. Coffie urged Christians to give thanks to God for ensuring a successful general election and urged them to continue to pray for the sustenance of the peace being enjoyed in the country.
Meanwhile, assembly members of two electoral areas in the area have appealed to the government to urgently rehabilitate the Drobo-Miremano and Nyame-Faaman roads to facilitate transportation in the area.
Mr Ansumana Amadu, the assembly member for Jenjemireja-Miremano and Mr John Nkrumah, the assembly member for Nyame-Asuogya, made the appeal through the Daily Graphic at Goka.
They expressed fears of a possible cut off of the area from the rest of the district if urgent measures were not taken to rehabilitate the two roads.
They noted with concern the deplorable nature of the roads and the insensitivity of governments over the years to tar the them.