Refreshing break on Joy FM

For once,i was enthused when i tuned into a morning show on radio.The usual politics which is dominant on the air waves throughout the country was absent on Joy FM.Rather some pupils were reading on the super morning show hosted by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.The first idea that struck me,i listened to these kids read was about what our motherland Ghana will be in the years to come,if all the stations departed from the everyday politics and discussed serious issues which will lead to the development of Ghana.

Many opinion leaders in this country have expressed worries about the over-emphasis on politics at the expense of other developmental issues.But little has been done to address this issue of national concern.Also,the rate at which students read this days has declined and this is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.

What will become of our dear nation,if this canker that is bedeviling our youth continue?The future of our young generation is dependent on education and reading is pivotal in this regard.In this era of falling educational standards,there is the need for teachers and parents to inculcate the habit of reading in the children of today.This is a period for us to make higher strides in education as a country and this depends on reading.

I was, therefore more than delighted,when Joy FM formed a reading club and introduced a reading segment on their morning show.More grease to their elbows for exihibitng a sense of nationalism and contributing their quota to the development of mother Ghana.Indeed they have proved beyond all reasonable doubts that they are the pacesetters in radio broadcasting in Ghana.