Felix Kwakye Ofosu, acting spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama, has reaffirmed the President’s commitment to implementing the outcomes of the National Education Forum. this comes after President Mahama appointed an eight-member committee to organize the forum, fulfilling his pledge to improve Ghana’s education sector.During his 2024 election campaign, Mahama promised a national dialogue to gather public input on enhancing education, particularly the Free SHS policy.
The committee, chaired by former University of Cape Coast Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor George K. T. Oduro, has been given two weeks to submit its report and recommendations. Other members include Professors Goski Alabi, Rosemary Bosu, and Smile Dzisi, as well as Dr. Samuel Awuku, Kofi Asare, Stephen Owusu, and Inusah Shiraz.
Their mandate includes compiling a comprehensive report outlining key findings and proposed reforms.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Sunday, Kwakye Ofosu emphasized that education reform remains a priority for Mahama, who is determined to address challenges in the current system.
“This is something that is dear to President Mahama’s heart. You know in the past we had a government that adopted intransigence and would not listen to divergent views. They [attack] critics and harass them and adopted a unilateral approach to governance.
“In the end, they left a nation with a complete disaster of an education system where so many problems bedeviled it that the objectives for which we even set up an education system in the first place could not even be achieved,” Kwakye Ofosu stated.
