LIBRARY BUILT IN HONOUR OF MILLS (PAGE 17)

THE US$50,000 children’s library built by the African Trust Tokyo-Japan in honour of President John Evans Atta Mills has been inaugurated.
Dr Don Arthur, who performed the inauguration on behalf of President Mills at Ekumfi Nanaben last Friday, advised parents to ensure that their children reaped maximum benefits from the project.
Dr Arthur said even though one was not against parents asking their children to support their daily chores and occupation, it was necessary for the children to have adequate time to study.
This, he said, would enhance their education to make them useful citizens in society.
He commended the Africa Trust Tokyo-Japan for the honour done to President Mills, and said the library would help improve education in the area.
The Minister of Transport, Mr Mike Hammah, advised children in the community to emulate the humility, dedication and disciplined qualities of the President, and use them as an inspiration to attain greater heights in life.
The Africa Trust Ghana representative, Reverend Eldab N. Bonney, said the library was to honour the Mills family for the proper nurturing and good parenting qualities of Prof. Mills.
He said the siting of the library at Nanaben was to constantly encourage children in the area to aspire to the pinnacle of the academic ladder, as well as a reminder that there was virtue in patience, a testimony to the challenges Prof. Mills went through before assuming the leadership of this country.
Both the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Benjamin Kweku Hayfron, and the Chief of Nanaben, Okufo Gyesi IV, commended Africa Trust Tokyo-Japan for their educational assistance to the children in the area.