President Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the first Senior Secondary School at Magbass, in the Mamuntha and Mayossoh Sections in Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom, Tonkolili District.
The school was constructed by the country’s Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohammed Orman Bangura, a native of the area, and named after President Julius Maada Bio.
Welcoming President Bio and entourage to the town, the Regent Chief, Delvin Sankoh, expressed gratitude for the visit, adding that that was the first time a sitting president had visited the township because of the terrible conditions of the road leading there.
Acting Principal for the school, Mohamed Conteh, who also spoke on behalf of parents, described the day as remarkable, adding that they were happy for the development. He said that before the establishment of the school, their children walked miles from the township to Magburaka for senior secondary schooling.
In his statement to the gathering, President Bio recalled that he was actually visiting the town for the second time after he first went there to engage the people during the Ebola outbreak and had even gone to the sugar factory they had there at the time.
He expressed delight in commissioning the school, saying that education was the main focus of his government's manifesto and encouraged them to make proper use of the facility.
The President also encouraged parents to send their kids to school, especially the girl child, adding that when girls were educated, they would help bring more development to the township. He thanked the Minister of Youth Affairs for such “a huge step” and thanked the people for the warm welcome they had given him and his entourage.
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