The Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Ofosu Asamoah, has cautioned school heads, municipal and district chief executives in the region, to desist from the attitude of using buses, which are meant for schools, for community activities.

He made the remarks, when he presented buses to 26 Senior High schools and Technical and Vocational institutions in the Eastern Region, last Friday.

According to him, school heads of the beneficiary schools, must work hard to ensure that the buses are properly maintained, for the benefit of the students, rather than community activities.

The Deputy Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kade, further warned the heads, to caution drivers, who would be assigned to handle the buses, to handle them diligently.

He also advised the school heads not to hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions, to any driver who would misconduct himself during the execution of his duties.

The MP explained that the most valued asset of any nation was the acquisition of skills by the citizens, through SHS, Technical and Vocational institutions.

This, to him, had compelled the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to build the capacity of these institutions, to enable their products play a meaningful role in the socio-economic development of the country.

Mr. Asamoah further stated that in order to attain a middle-income status as a nation, by 2015, issues of blending practical competence, acquisition and theory, could not be over-emphasized.

"It has been the policy of the government, to provide the needed infrastructure, and other facilities to enhance teaching and learning, at all levels of education," he stressed.

He mentioned that the introduction of the Capitation Grant and School Feeding Programme, which have brought relief and smiles to the faces of pupils at the basic level, was a clear testimony of the role of the government towards education in the country.

He reminded Ghanaians that government had, since its assumption of power in 2001, made public senior high education free, under the "Absorbed Fees System."

He further stressed that the ultimate goal of these interventions, was to achieve quality education, and create a solid foundation for tomorrow's generations.

The out-going Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mrs. Akosua T. Adu, on her part called on the beneficiary school heads, to ensure and cultivate the habit of maintenance, in order to expand the lifespan of the buses.

She further appealed to the Municipal and District Chief Executives, to support in the maintenance of the buses.