No learning material at basic public schools contrary to report by education ministry

Contrary to declaration by the Ministry of Education that public basic schools all the regions, except Central, have received their teaching and learning materials, Nyankonton Mu Nsem’s monitoring indicates that there are no learning materials in the various regions across the country.

The Head of Public Relations at the Ministry of Education, Mr. Paul Kofi Krampah had revealed that the ministry had been able to deliver some learning materials to almost all the Regions except the Central Region.
But according to our Eastern Regional correspondent, Prince Collins Benning, some basic public schools do not have teaching and learning materials.

Prince visited the Adeiso Presby School in the Upper West Akyem District and spoke to the headmistress who confirmed that since school re-opened, the school had not received any materials from the government.
The headmistress said there are no school register, teachers’ notes and chalk.

She therefore called on government to act as soon as possible if government wants quality education because they use their personal monies to purchase chalks for the school.
The situation was not different in some basic public schools in the Central Region. Our Central Regional correspondent, Nana Amoani also visited some public schools in Agona West and reported that teachers and students use their own pocket money to buy these teaching materials which has become a big worry to them.
Kofi Otabil also visited some basic public schools in the Ajumako-Enyan- Essiam District and the situation was the same.

Story by: Drocas Abedu-Kennedy [Rainbowradio.co.uk]