Twifo-Heman (C/R), June 22, GNA - Mr Samuel Agyeibie-Kesse, the District Chief Executive of Twifo-Heman-Lower Denkyira, has appealed to the youth in the district to make good use of education facilities offered them by the government to achieve high academic standards.

Mr Agyeibie-Kesse made the appeal when he addressed the youth of the Emmanuel Assemblies of God Church during its annual Youth Day at Heman. He said the well-being of any country depended on its scholars and urged them to take their studies seriously to enable them qualify for the tertiary institutions.

Mr Agyeibie-Kesse expressed concern about indiscipline and moral decadence among the youth and asked them to refrain from social vices such as drug abuse and use their energy and time to help in the development of their various communities. He told them to be patriotic, devoted and committed in their endeavours and to set good examples in their daily activities, especially in the church for others to emulate. On HIV/AIDS pandemic, the DCE advised them to refrain from pre-marital sex to avoid contracting the disease.