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PRESEC-Legon gears up for 87th Speech and Prize Giving Day celebrations
The Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School, Legon (PRESEC) is set to hold its 87th Speech and Prize Giving Day on Saturday, November 29, 2025, to honour the exceptional contributions of distinguished staff and students.
The ceremony will recognise honorees for their dedication and diligence, which have played a key role in the school’s longstanding success.
This year’s event, to be held at the school’s ceremonial grounds, is themed: “Celebrating Our Heritage: Shaping Future Leaders Through Discipline and Academic Excellence.”
The programme will attract a number of dignitaries, including former students, affectionately referred to as ‘Odadeɛ’. The Executive Chairman of Adonai Group, from the graduating class of 2000, will preside over the occasion, while the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Reverend Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, will serve as the guest of honour.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, also an alumnus of the school, will deliver the keynote address. The school’s board chair and renowned Ghanaian businessman, Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong, will likewise be in attendance.
Guests are scheduled to be seated ahead of the programme, which begins at 9:30 a.m.
Event planners say this year’s celebrations will place a strong emphasis on engaging current students.
A mentorship session will be held and post-event interactions are also planned to ensure ongoing guidance and support for the students, making this edition of the Speech and Prize Giving Day unique.
As part of their 25th anniversary celebrations, the Ɔdadeɛ 2000 Year Group announced in May a major infrastructure initiative to renovate the school’s kitchen and introduce a sustainable green energy system aimed at improving student welfare and promoting environmental sustainability.
Speaking at the launch on Saturday, 17th May, group member Alain Gbeasor outlined the ambitious project, which will modernise the school’s kitchen facilities and integrate a biogas-powered energy system. The entire kitchen will be retooled and fitted with contemporary equipment, reflecting PRESEC’s commitment to innovation and progress.
In addition to the kitchen upgrades, the initiative includes constructing a modern facility for kitchen staff, complete with offices, resting areas, and changing rooms.
A notable aspect of the project is the biogas system, which will position PRESEC as one of the first schools in Ghana to operate a fully green kitchen.
Mr. Gbeasor emphasised that the initiative aims to benefit current students while serving as a model for sustainable development and education infrastructure.
The Ɔdadeɛ Y2K project aligns with Ghana’s national clean cooking agenda, which seeks to achieve 50% LPG usage penetration by 2030. Currently, over 54.3% of Ghanaian households rely on solid biomass, primarily firewood (31.1%) and charcoal (23.2%), for cooking, contributing to indoor air pollution and environmental degradation.
The initiative is an indication of the vital role of alumni and the private sector in supporting national efforts to transition to cleaner energy solutions while enhancing educational facilities.
National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
