The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has admitted that Ghana’s educational infrastructure is in a “crisis”.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum, he highlighted that facilities from the basic to the secondary level are currently not in the best shape and called for broader stakeholder engagement to address these gaps.
The Minister acknowledged inadequate classrooms, dormitories, and laboratories that are often in poor condition coupled with ongoing difficulties with the double-track system and a shortage of non-teaching personnel.
Mr. Iddrisu highlighted outstanding financial obligations from previous administrations and a lack of adequate teaching and learning materials in some areas with rising concerns over student indiscipline and instances of examination malpractice, for which the Minister has directed strict sanctions, including dismissals.
He also raised reports of schools charging illegal fees for online classes, leading to an immediate ministerial investigation.
He said with the introduction of Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis as the new Acting Director-General of Education, issues concerning education will be treated as “national emergencies”.
