MoE, GES Mourn SHS Student

THE MINISTRY of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) have sent a powerful delegation to console the family of a KNUST SHS student, who passed on to eternity recently.

Master Richard Sam, a final-year student, was in school preparing for his final examination with his colleagues when he suffered stomach pains.

He was rushed to the hospital by his parents but he died later on.

The MoE and GES delegation, which was led by the Deputy Education Minister, Hon. Gifty Twum-Ampofo, travelled all the way from Accra to Ahenema Kokoben New Site in Kumasi, the family house of the late student.

Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access, the Financial Controller for the GES, Reverend Dr. Christian Koramah, Mary Owusu Achiaw and Ashanti Regional Director of Education were part of the delegation.

Speaking on behalf of the Director of General of the GES, Prof. Opoku Amankwa, Dr. Tandoh stated that the the GES would work to ensure that full investigations would be conducted into the death of the late student.

According to him, the entire GES is saddened about the unfortunate demise of the young boy, praying to God to give strength and courage to the bereaved family to withstand the shock of the painful loss.

Hon. Gifty Twum-Ampofo, who represented the Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka ‘Napo’, also expressed deepest condolences of the ministry and government to the bereaved family.

The bereaved family wholeheartedly thanked government, the MoE and the GES for the love and support that they have displayed so far, promising to get the MoE and GES informed about their plans in the coming days.