SHS Students Urged To Take Leadership Position Seriously

The Chairman of the Bibiara Bɛyɛ Fine (BBF) Association, based in the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region, Emmanuel Asare, has admonished Senior High School students to take leadership positions in their respective schools seriously. 

According to him, every leadership role in school is crucial, and students must be courageous enough to contest for those positions because it prepares them to become good leaders in the future. 

“Most at times, some students mock at the canteen and dining hall prefects and I will urge you not to give them a listening ear because that is the bold steps you have taken to shape your confidence level to be able to make a good decision for yourself when occupying a higher position in the future,” he mentioned. 

Emmanuel Asare revealed this when his outfit organized a one-day workshop on *Youth Inclusion in Local Governance and Student Opportunity After School* for the Oti Boateng SHS 3 students, who are preparing for the 2026 WASSCE, at their school premises on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. 

The chairman further said that the youth must be allowed to participate in decision-making at the local governance level to enable them to express their concerns regarding the happenings in the country. 

Mr. Asare then encouraged the students to seize any opportunity that comes their way to learn, speak, and not allow fear to hinder their aims and aspirations in life. 

“I’m a former student of Oti Boateng SHS and I want you to make me proud in the upcoming inter Senior High School debate slated for Friday, November 21, 2025, at the GNAT Hall in Koforidua,” he pleaded. 

The Headmaster of the school, Francis Tekpertey, on behalf of the school’s management, expressed his profound appreciation to the association for initiating such a program to enlighten the students on the importance of getting involved in local governance activities in the country. 

Mr. Tekpertey further entreated his students to embrace a positive mindset and strive to make changes that will better their lives in the near future as they prepare to part ways with the school next year.