Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama has stated that the nation’s education system needs revamp and urgent action. He was speaking during a gathering on Tuesday.
Ghana’s education system is facing a “full-blown crisis” accentuated President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, sounding an alarm the country’s education system requires immediate attention.
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement on Tuesday, John Mahama outlined the dire state of education in Ghana, citing inefficiencies, waste, and inconsistent funding as the root causes. In addition, the leader criticized the current approach to funding the Free Senior High School (SHS) program, noting that the absence of a dedicated funding source has led to waste and inefficiency. “The GETFund, a previously reliable source of funding, has been collateralized, leaving only 40% of its resources available to address infrastructure needs across the education sector,” Mahama pointed out highlighting the need for a sustainable solution.
Moving forward, Mahama called for a National Education Review Conference to bring together stakeholders and identify solutions to the crisis. The conference aims to examine the bottlenecks in the education sector and develop a sustainable funding model to address immediate and long-term challenges.
While, the IMF has noted Ghana’s progress in stabilizing its economy, and the road to recovery remains long, Mahama noted that education is the key to unlocking Ghana’s potential
John Mahama’s comments come against the backdrop of his earlier statement on the Free SHS program, where he vowed not to scrap the program but rather to improve it.
