Hon Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor
South Dayi

Mr Speaker, Mawuli School, located in Ho, was established in the year 1950. It was one of the first second cycle schools in the Volta Region. The school played a significant role in shaping the educational landscape in the Region.
Mr Speaker, Mawuli school was established through a collaboration between the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, and the American Evangelical and Reformed Church on one side, and the Colonial Government of Gold Coast on the other. The school was built on the pillars of providing holistic education rooted in discipline, faith, and academic excellence. The Mawuli School has its motto as: Head, Heart, Hand.
Mr Speaker, I stand here as a former product of Mawuli School. The motto, “Head”, stands for excellence in everything we do, “Heart”, admonishes giving back to society, while “Hand” represents the need to work for selfsufficiency. Mawuli School was unique even from its very inception. That uniqueness of Mawuli School was rightly captured in an article by Elizabeth Ohene published in Graphic Online on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 under the heading “Mawuli - The standout school”. She stated, "Right from the beginning, the emphasis was not just on science subjects but on practical living". “…we were encouraged to see the hoe and cutlass as items to be used in daily life. It did not matter if one was going to be a doctor, an engineer or a teacher, a Mawuli student had to be a gardener and able to change a plug as well." Mr Speaker, Mawuli was a different type of school.
Mawuli School, is one of Ghana’s most accomplished second cycle institutions. Mawuli School has produced some of Ghana’s finest patriotic and impactful leaders in governance, academia, business, medicine, the arts, among others. Old Mawuli Students Union (OMSU) is the alumni group which has remained tied to the school for the impact the school has made on them. Mr Speaker, the first Headmaster of Mawuli School was Rev Prof Dr Walter P. Trost, who served the school between the year 1950 and 1960. Since its establishment, the school has had 15 headmasters. The current headmaster is Mr Jonathan G. Adomah, who took office in the year 2019.
Mr Speaker, Mawuli School has also produced notable impact-makers including Hon Kofi Attoh, special advisor to your good self; Hon Sallas Mensah, former MP for Upper West Akim and a former Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament; Justice Sulley Gbadegbe, a former Supreme Court Justice; Hon Della Sowah, former MP for Kpando; Hon George Loh, former MP for North Dayi; Akofa Edjeani Asiedu, a famous actress; Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku, a Ghanaian body artist, painter, and sculptor; the famous late Efo Kojo Mawugbe, a Ghanaian award-winning playwright and former director of the National Theatre of Ghana; Madam Elizabeth Ohene, a renowned Ghanaian journalist, politician and a former Minister of State for Tertiary Education.
Mr Speaker, others include the venerable Akua Sena Dansua, an experienced Ghanaian media and communications consultant, politician and governance and leadership practitioner, a former Member of this House, the late Hon Bernice Adiku Heloo who was also a former Member of this House, and Justice Ernest Gaewu, a Ghanaian lawyer who served on the Supreme Court of Ghana. Mention can also be made of Mr Ben Dotse Marlor, currently Ghana’s Deputy Head of Missions for the United States of America. In the area of sports, Mr Speaker, Mawuli School produced the likes of Father Emmanuel Adjogu of Black Starlets and Black Meteors fame.
Mr Speaker, I stand here myself as a past student of the Mawuli School. With me in this Chamber are four other Members of Parliament: Hon Kwame Governs Agbodza, Minister for Roads and Highways and MP for Adaklu; Hon Charles Agbeve, MP for Agotime-Ziope, Hon Edem Agbana, MP for Ketu North and Hon Sebastian Deh, MP for Kpando who are all proud products of Mawuli School. Mr Speaker, Mawuli School is heavily supported by its Alumni who are actively involved in the school’s development. The 2000 Year Group recently renovated the historic "White Block" building.
The White Block building of Mawuli School is a symbol of heritage and transition and was among the school’s foundational structures. Being an architectural landmark steeped in memory and tradition, it served as one of the first classroom complexes and was instrumental in the nurturing of thousands of “Mawulians” over generations. The school has undergone several significant infrastructural developments, including projects like the Assembly Hall and a resource centre for the blind.
Mr Speaker, this year marks the school’s 75th anniversary. The anniversary celebration was marked with a week-long festivity, highlighting a celebration that brought together former students, former teachers, the Mawuli Community, friends and admirers from both far and near. Mr Speaker, as the school celebrates its 75th anniversary, I want to thank all who have significantly impacted the school by making constant contributions to keep the school going exceptionally. I want to encourage all former students to join the Alumni which has become the vehicle for transformation at our alma mater.
I thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity.
Mawuli School of which I am a proud former student, is celebrating its 75th anniversary, which falls tomorrow. It is the pride of the Volta region which produced some outstanding lawyers, judges, politicians, some having risen to become Leaders in this House.
Mr Speaker, I want to wish them well and urge the school to continue to produce morally upright students to serve this nation in very sensitive places like the Judiciary, the Legislature, the Executive, and other public institutions in this country. Mr Speaker, I want to urge the House to join us tomorrow in Ho to honour the school in celebrating its 75th anniversary. I thank you for the opportunity.