According to him, political interference was affecting the administration and running of senior high schools (SHSs) in the country.
He made this known at a fundraising dinner and awards night organised by the 2003 Year Group of the school in Accra last Saturday.
Decisions
Rev. Ohene said unlike in the past where headmasters were allowed to take decisions in the interest of their schools, they had now been crippled by the authorities.
"It is not easy in this era of political interference in the administration and running of schools. During Father Batse’s days, things were not like that. He, as headmaster, could single-handedly say this is Aquinas, this is where I want to go. It is not the same today,” he said.
The issue, he said, was a major problem confronting the administration of the school.
Rev. Ohene, who is also an old student of St Aquinas, therefore, called on other old students of the school to help develop the institution.
Fundraising
For his part, the Chairman of the 2003 Year Group, Mr Christian Adjei Boye, said the aim of the dinner was to raise funds to develop the school.
As a starter, he said, the amount obtained would be used to renovate pavements in the school.
"You see people driving their cars on the lawns every now and then. We also realised that the pavements in the school had deteriorated.
"If people realise that the pavements have been renovated, when they are driving they will not drive on the lawns,” he said.
He also called for unity among the year groups.
Mr Boye later told the Daily Graphic that the members were able to raise GH¢20,000 out of a target of GH¢30,000.
The National President of the school’s old students association, Mr John Amuzu, said there were a lot of expectations from old students to do something for the school because the parent-teacher associations (PTAs) were no more functioning as they used to because of the free SHS system.
He said the move by the 2003 Year Group would encourage other year groups to do same.
Enoch Gampson, Andre Edgar, Daniel Yao Dotse, Jude Anlasun, Elvis Avornyo, Bismarck Duodu, Simon Aikins and Frank Kumi, all members of the 2003 Year Group, were awarded for their contributions towards the development of the group. Read Full Story
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