The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has underscored President Akufo-Addo’s unwavering dedication to education, citing a notable track record of systematic improvement since 2017.
Dr. Adutwum asserted that the educational achievements of the current administration over the past six years surpass those of previous administrations in the last 14 years, with positive transformations evident in various schools.
Speaking at the fifth session of the fifteenth congregation of the University of Professional Studies in Accra, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum highlighted the government’s commitment to reshaping public education in the country.
He pointed out the construction of state-of-the-art classroom blocks for numerous schools, emphasizing their impact on lives and the changing narrative of education in Ghana.
“We have transitioned from transforming secondary education to transforming public education as a whole. New schools are emerging nationwide, dispelling the notion that this government has not invested in basic education.”
Acknowledging the need to revolutionize public education, Dr. Adutwum affirmed the government’s commitment to providing free, compulsory, and universal basic education.
He addressed concerns about the quality of education, stating, “We have now moved from transforming secondary education to transforming public education as a whole. New schools are being built across the country, so it is not true that this government has not invested in basic education.”
“We know we have to transform the face of public education. We know that we have free, compulsory, and universal basic education, but for thirty percent of Ghanaians, there is no FCUBE because what we give in terms of what is free, we have walked away from it. But I can assure you that in about three months from now, the era where public schools were defined as rectangular-shaped buildings painted brown and yellow, where the students wear brown and yellow uniforms, will be a thing of the past, and this is not a political promise because it is already done.”