Veep calls on public
sector workers to step up productivity in 2007
Accra, Dec. 6, GNA - Vice President Alhaji Aliu
Mahama on Tuesday said the Government's
commitment to produce more resources to improve
the conditions of service of public sector
employees should be reciprocated by increased
productivity.
He also expressed the need for Ghana to have a
breed of quality teachers, who would produce a
worthy human resource base for commerce and
industry.
Alhaji Mahama was speaking at the 7th Sponsors
and Donors Award Night in Accra in honour of
personalities and corporate organisations that
have been contributing towards the National Best
Teacher Awards Scheme.
He said the determination of the public and
private sectors to collaborate to build the
human capacity of the country could only be
realised if all stakeholders in the economy
conscientiously worked towards it.
"In all endeavours of national life, there is
the need for a sustained partnership between the
private and public sector for the successful
implementation of Government policies and
programmes in order to move the nation forward,"
he said.
Alhaji Mahama said after 12 years of the Scheme,
Government expected an expanded public support
to make it possible for a one-shot annual
national awards ceremony for teachers.
He requested the Ministry of Education, Science
and Sports to consider the possibility of
holding simultaneous celebrations of the
International Teachers Day and National Best
Teacher Award ceremony at the district and
regional levels.
Alhaji Mahama congratulated the sponsors and
donors, who won the awards for their unflinching
support for the Scheme and urged them to
continue with their kind gestures.
"I also want to use this platform to appeal to
you sponsors and donors to come up with
incentive packages for specific categories of
award winners.
Papa Owusu Ankomah, Minister of Science,
Education and Sports, said motivating teachers
for increased productivity was a daunting task.
He observed: "To say that the reward of the
teacher is in heaven does not mean that they
cannot receive their reward on earth, but it is
because there is no way one can really rewarded
them for their services."
Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye, Greater Accra
Regional Minister, who chaired the function,
said the Scheme was without malice, prejudice or
ethnic undertones, adding: "The reward of
teachers is on earth and not in heaven."
Ghana News Agency received a Certificate of
Appreciation for its immense contribution
towards the success of the 2006 Best Teacher
Award Competition.
GNA
