UER-: See a 32-year-old public kindergarten school block, now a death trap in Isaac Adongo’s community
Education

UER-: See a 32-year-old public kindergarten school block, now a death trap in Isaac Adongo’s community

A kindergarten school constructed in 1990 known as 31st December KG located at Tindonsbiligo in Bolgatanga Central a community where Isaac Adongo, the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central came from, has become a death trap for both pupils and teachers using the facility. Apexnewsgh.com report The information gathered by Apexnewsgh.com from the School Headmistress says, the Assemblyman of the Tindonsobligo electoral area and the people of Tindonsobligo especially parents are aware of the predicaments. During the heat of the rainy season, our investigation reveals that all the school roofs were licking from the top to the classrooms and the office of the Headmistress received the highest share of the regrettable disaster because most of the official materials and some documents were destroyed by the rains. However, it is no more news that as soon as it starts raining, both school pupils and their teachers have nowhere to hide. Meanwhile, when Apexnewsgh.com contacted the Assemblyman in charge of the electoral area Thomas Apaala, he acknowledge knowing about the school’s predicaments.He said, at the initial stage he was thinking of changing the zinc but when the Assembly engineer came he said the school needs to be renovated, and there is nothing they could do again. “I will get a carpenter to see if we can take those bad ones away if the cost will be beyond my control”. The Assemblyman promised“Since the inception of the school, there has not been any renovation”. Narrating his encounter with Mr. Isaac Adongo the Bolga Central MP, the Assemblyman said “I met the MP to see what we can do. So, we went to the Assembly and brought one engineer to do an estimate and it was even then I got to know that the issue wasn’t necessarily about changing zinc, but the engineer said the school needs total renovation. So, when we send the estimate and sent to the Assembly, the MP was to use part of his common Fund to do the renovation but I think the Common Fund these days is not coming as expected and on the Assembly budget of the year, it was loaded, and they could not capture it as part of the project”. Meanwhile, our several calls and messages to Mr. Isaac Adongo as a way of following up on the issue, have not been answered or responded to. The Headmistress and teachers at the school say they fear for their lives. They are appealing to Mr. Adongo and other well meaning Ghanaians to come to their aid before things get out of hand. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For Publication, please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: Apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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Ghanains hard on sacked Director General of Education for using GES Official page a day after been sacked
Education

Ghanains hard on sacked Director General of Education for using GES Official page a day after been sacked

Some citizens are questioning why Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa must continue using the official platform for Ghana Education Service (GES) to send appreciation message to the public a day after his position was terminated by President Akufo-Addo with immediate effect. Apexnewsgh.com report Some of the messages in the comment box who couldn’t pretend being happy or hide his feelings said: “Masa, wasn’t your termination of secondment with immediate effect? Why are you still using GES official page? He asked “You’re way above the retirement age going back to KNUST means nothing. The old shouldn’t be interested in offices in the name of re-engagement.Thanks for your service” Below is Mr. Amankwa’s full appreciation message Good morning Directors and Staff of GES , I believe most of you have sighted/read the letter from HE the President terminating my Secondment from KNUST to GES and asking me to go back to KNUST. Some of you may also be waking up to the news this morning. I have and continue to receive your calls and numerous messages. I have not been able to pick your calls or reply to your messages due largely to the shear volumes. What gladdens my heart is that the messages are not dirges but goodwills and prayers and very soothing and reassuring messages. I wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone of you for your dedication and the extremely good work relationship that existed between us. I highly appreciate your unfathomable love to me. We worked as a team and together we’ve changed the face of not only pretertiary education but also GES. You supported me in many ways to enhance my resumé to bring it to a distinguishing first class, world class CV. And I am highly grateful to you all. I leave you with a verse from my favourite and guiding hymn: MBH 602 by Anna Laetitia Waring: Father, I know that all my life is portioned out for me,And the changes that are sure to come I do not fear to see;But I ask Thee for a present mind intent on pleasing Thee. MAY YOU ALL STAY BLESSED. 🙏🙏🙏 Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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Colleges of Education likely to start running a shift system–Osman Ayariga Osman Ayariga Mahama
Education, Opinion, Politics

Colleges of Education likely to start running a shift system–Osman Ayariga

Interested aspiring candidate on the position of National Deputy Youth Organizer in the upcoming internal party election of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Osman Ayariga has revealed, that if care is not taken, colleges of education are likely to run a shift system. Apexnewsgh.com report Mr. Ayariga made the revelation during his speech at the TEIN induction ceremony of level 100 students of Gbewa College of Education on Saturday, July 17, 2022. He said: “You know it was under the NDC that we eliminated the quota system with regards to the colleges of education. There was a conscious effort to try as much as possible to admit as many students as possible in the colleges of education and the enrollment increased over 100% during the tenure of John Dramani Mahama”. The aspiring Deputy National Youth Organizer maintained that “It was under John Dramani Mahama that we introduced some many colleges of education and also so many infrastructural developments with regards to the colleges of education. Unfortunately, if your lecturers are here, they will bear me witness that, come next year or the next academic year, with what is going on whether we like it or not we have two options with regards to colleges of education. Either we revert to the quota system or we are going to run a shift system so far as colleges of education are concerned. Stressing that, if we are not careful, we are going to have a gold track, yellow track, and green track for colleges of education. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Gbewa college of Education/TEIN

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GHS34.8m on 446.9K spent on WASSCE ‘pasco’ for 2021 candidates Education Minister
Education

GHS34.8m on 446.9K spent on WASSCE ‘pasco’ for 2021 candidates

“Mr Speaker, in 2020, the government, through its efforts to help students amidst COV1D-19 to prepare for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), procured 568,755 past questions for students to try their hands on before sitting for the actual exams.” This was according to the Education Minister At a unit price of GHS78, the government of Ghana has said it spent GHS34.8 million to buy past questions (pasco) for candidates of the 2021 WASSCE under the Free SHS programme. On the floor of parliament on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, Education Minister Yaw Osei Adutwum, said the current unit price is 32% more than that of 2020 – GHS59. However, Dr Adutwum told the house that “to help prepare the final-year senior high school students for the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the Ministry has procured 446,954 past West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) questions from Messrs Kingdom Books and Stationery at a unit price of GHS 78.00. The procurement will be funded from the Free Senior High School Account.” The Ministry of Education, Dr Adutwum noted, “contracted Messrs Kingdom Books and Stationery to supply 568,755 WASSCE past questions at a contract price of GHS 33,641,043.75. The procurement of these questions was funded through the Free Senior High School Account and the results of the 2020 WASSCE was tremendous compared to previous years’ WASSCE performance.” Meanwhile, he said the ministry is making efforts to buy textbooks for the lower level. “Mr Speaker, the procurement process for the supply of published textbooks to basic schools is currently ongoing. The Ministry placed an advert in the Ghanaian Times on 1st June 2020, where various publishers approved by NaCCA, submitted their books and relevant documents to be taken through a Pre-Qualification procurement process.” He said Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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Female Teacher Who Fed Her Pupils With Her Own Money ‘Cries Out’ As GES Punishment Offing
Education

Female Teacher Who Fed Her Pupils With Her Own Money ‘Cries Out’ As GES Punishment Offing

One female teacher who becomes the topic of every household has landed herself in trouble. Abena Serwaa Mankosa, the teacher who went viral for feeding her class pupils has been summoned by the Ghana Education Service. It appears all is not well after meeting with her superiors, per her latest post on social media. In a series of posts on her social media pages, the Primary 1 Teacher of the Aninkrom D/A School revealed that she’s been summoned by her employers, GES. She lamented on how her good gesture will land her in trouble. “I just don’t know any GES rules that is against taking pictures of children,so we can’t reach out to the less privileged in the society in peace Can the community turn against me that they don’t like how I treat my children under influence of any power Ghana is sweet Daddy said am stronger than this Final verdict at my district education office I love my country Have just lost appetite So will Ghana ever develop” Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093

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