The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has refuted claims that the government is not investing in basic education.
According to him, the government’s commitment to transforming the landscape of public education in the country with the construction of ultra-modern classroom blocks for numerous schools is already reshaping lives and changing the narrative of education in Ghana.
“We have now moved from transforming secondary education to transforming public education as a whole. New schools are being built across the country, so it is not true that this government has not invested in basic education”, he said.
He adjudged that, comparing the current education system to that of the National Democratic Congress’ administration, there is no doubt that the NPP government has really improved the sector from schools to schools, even though about 30% do not enjoy Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE).
“We know we have to transform the face of public education. We know that we have free, compulsory, and universal basic education, but for thirty percent of Ghanaians, there is no FCUBE because what we give in terms of what is free, we have walked away from it. But I can assure you that in about three months from now, the era where public schools were defined as rectangular-shaped buildings painted brown and yellow, where the students wear brown and yellow uniforms, will be a thing of the past, and this is not a political promise because it is already done.”
