IN a rare show of communalism and voluntarism, members of the Ghana National Cadet Corps during the weekend undertook renovation works at the Sakasaka Cluster of Schools in Tamale.
The young cadets contributed money and gave the classroom blocks for the Primary and junior high schools, which were initially in a shabby state, a new look.
Aside the painting, they also performed some carpentry works to put broken doors and windows back in good shape.
The cadets undertook this noble act as part of activities to mark their 9th National Cadet Leadership Training Camp, which took place in Tamale between August 21 and 28.
The periodic camping is to instil in the young cadets some military discipline through standard drills and exercises that they engage in under the direction of senior cadets and military personnel.
The Deputy Northern Regional Minister, Mr San Nasamu Asabigi, who graced the official closing ceremony of the camping, commended the cadets for restoring the beauty of the Sakasaka cluster of schools.
He said the actions of the cadets amply demonstrated the critical role that cadets and the military in general played in the development of communities, aside maintaining security.
The deputy minister observed that many youth have used their new found freedom to engage in frivolities and criminal acts that have destroyed their lives and that of the nation.
“It is good to know, however, that you have chosen to join the cadet corps and use your free time to inculcate discipline and engage in communal beneficial projects,” he added.
He said the world as it was today, required a new breed of security personnel who were apt in character, well-educated and well-acquainted with modern developments and technology.
“I therefore entreat the youth who wish to join the security services to seek the requisite education and equip themselves with new technologies because the world is increasingly becoming sophisticated,” he advised.
The Wing Commander, Mr Bright Acquah Asamoah, expressed delight in the growing interest of the youth in the cadet organisation.
He said the cadet corps did not only instil some physical endurance in the youth, but also engendered the youth to uphold high moral discipline and the spirit of togetherness.
“It also stimulates their intellectual capacities as they engage in mental exercises and also learn from group work,” the Commander further stated.
The National Cadet Co-ordinator, Mr Nicholas Nii Tetteh Amartefio told the Daily Graphic that the decision to undertake a community support project was conceived during the previous year.
“We decided that, in addition to the physical drills and mental exercises, we should engage in some form of community work to leave behind an enviable legacy, when we depart the camp,” he explained.
Mr Amartefio said most often people waited for the government to improve their lives, but noted that: “there are certain things that we can do ourselves if we set our minds to it and mobilise our resources.”
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