TRAINEE TEACHERS WELCOME PROF. NAANA OPOKU AGYEMAN’S NOMINATION AS RUNNING MATE

TRAINEE TEACHERS WELCOME PROF. NAANA OPOKU AGYEMAN’S NOMINATION AS RUNNING MATE
The Ghana Trainee Teachers (GhaTT), has deep has expressed their enthusiasm for the nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, an astute academician and a humble woman of integrity with enviable proven track records in the education industry.

In a Press release toady, the Trainee Teachers stated that they are particularly happy about the emeralds she brings to table as an Educationist; a Former Minister of Education and  Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.

According to the relaese, they says as Trainee Teachers, they recount her fantastic work as a Sector Minister who ensured that all Trained Teachers from Colleges of Education were duly employed directly into the Ghana Education Service(GES). Unlike today, under Akufo-Addo, Qualified Trained Teachers are being forced to sit for Licensure Examination and also undergo a one year national service only to be denied employment afterwards.

In the Teacher Education fraternity alone, we can add to Prof. Opoku-Agyeman’s achievements as the Minister of Education who increased Trainee Teachers enrollment from 9000 to 15500 annually, added eight new colleges of education, ensured all colleges of education benefited from GETFund Projects such as hostels, dining halls, teachers’ flat etc, they added.

Some of the eight new colleges include; St. Ambrose College of Education at Dormaa Akwamu, Al Faruq College of Education at Wenchi, Bia Lamplighter College of Education at Bia, Methodist College of Education, Akim Oda, SDA College of Education at Agona in Ashanti Region, McCoy College of Education in Wa, Gambaga College of Education in Tamale

In the release, the Trainee Teachers stated that is is Unfortunate that same cannot be said about the Matthew Opoku-Prempeh led ministry of education as it had introduced the obnoxious licensure examination and national service. Painfully, the Akufo-Addo led government denies newly Trained teachers employment after going through this stress.

With Professor Naana as Vice President of the Republic, the Teachers believe the Licensure Examination and National Service would be cancelled and more importantly, automatic recruitment of teachers would be restored.

Signed by : Nasrullah Mutawakil
President
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Ayitey Samuel
Secretary
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Joseph Boakye
PRO
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