Ghana Education Ministry rejects guidance from predecessor

Ghana education sector Free SHS programme GETFund Haruna Iddrisu Yaw Osei Adutwum

Ghanaian Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and Deputy Minister Dr. Clement Abas Apaak have rejected offers of guidance from former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, citing inherited systemic crises.

Minister Iddrisu argued that the current administration inherited a despondent education system characterized by infrastructure deficits and food shortages under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme. He noted that during the previous administration, schools were occasionally forced to close due to lack of food, but claimed improvements have been made since President John Dramani Mahama uncapped the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to prioritize student feeding.

Deputy Minister Apaak further criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP), stating the ministry would expose the hypocrisy of predecessors rather than accepting advice from those he claims created the current challenges. This follows Dr. Adutwum’s offer to share his experience, which he described as maintaining a friendship with his successor.

Entities

Clement Abas Apaak · Ghana Education Trust Fund · Haruna Iddrisu · John Dramani Mahama · Yaw Osei Adutwum

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[○ 1 SOURCE] The current administration uncapped the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to allocate more funding toward student feeding. ashantireport.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Deputy Education Minister Dr. Clement Abas Apaak stated the ministry will not seek guidance from those responsible for the current educational challenges. rainbowradioonline.com · starrfm.com.gh
[○ 1 SOURCE] Haruna Iddrisu claimed food shortages under the previous administration caused schools to close on several occasions. ashantireport.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum offered to share his experience and provide guidance to his successor. ashantireport.com · rainbowradioonline.com · starrfm.com.gh
[○ 1 SOURCE] Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu stated the current administration inherited a despondent education system from the previous government. ashantireport.com

Sources

‘If you fixed the challenges, why are we here?’ – Haruna Iddrisu questions Adutwum [ashantireport.com]

about 12 hours ago

‘We’ll expose their shameless hypocrisy’ – Dr Apaak fires back at NPP over education criticism [rainbowradioonline.com]

about 10 hours ago

Apaak dismisses NPP advice as school placement dispute deepens [ghanaguardian.com]

about 4 hours ago

‘We’ll expose their shameless hypocrisy’ – Apaak fires back at NPP over CSSPS criticism [starrfm.com.gh]

about 10 hours ago