Parents have, therefore, been advised to pay greater attention to their children's education and make the necessary sacrifices to guarantee them a brighter future.

Mr Philip Fiifi Buckman, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim, gave the advice at the commissioning of the new Mpatado/Adientiem Primary and Junior High Model School, the first primary and junior high school facility to be established in the community since its existence.

The project was completed within schedule by Erit Architectural and Construction Limited, headed by Mr Eric Edem Edzorho, Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Buckman said education was the greatest legacy parents could give their children, recounting how his own parents sacrificed to provide him with quality education.

"Education is the actual legacy. Look at me; my father was a government driver and my mother was a seamstress, but my father took me to a private school. Anytime he paid my school fees, he had to go for an overdraft," he said.

The MP said he had become a lawyer because his parents had invested in his education and built a legacy that no family member could take away, unlike houses and other personal belongings that could be inherited after a person's death.

He commended the unnamed woman who initially conceived the idea of establishing a primary and junior high school in the community and broke ground for the project, although she could not complete it.

Mr Buckman promised to engage his network, particularly contacts abroad, to support the provision of additional facilities, including a library, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre, infirmary and fencing for the school.

He later presented free school uniforms to pupils in the school's first intake.

The MP also said the One Million Coders Programme would be enhanced within the constituency, while a specialised centre had been established to provide educational opportunities for children with different abilities.

Nana Godzie Tsiah VII, Odikro of Mpatado, said the completion of the school meant that, after 16 years, children in the community would no longer have to contend with floodwaters, long walks and jumping over walls to attend school in neighbouring communities.

Mr Majeed Dokurgu, Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Chief Executive, said the Municipal Assembly was committed to transforming public education to compete favourably with private schools in the area.

Madam Ruth Asiraa Yeboah, Headmistress of the school, expressed appreciation to the MP and the Assembly for their support.

She said the school now had electricity, a borehole and access to the school feeding programme, making the facility more conducive for teaching and learning, particularly for pupils in the lower classes.

She, however, appealed for the provision of disability-friendly access facilities to promote inclusiveness and ensure that children with disabilities could also access the school without difficulty.