Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has inaugurated the Governing Councils of some eight Colleges of Education (COEs) in the country.
The schools are Gbewaa, St. John Bosco, Kibi and Tamale Colleges of Education.
Others are Mt. Mary, St. Theresa, Holy Child and Gambaga Colleges of Education.
Each college will have a 13-member Governing Council. The minister led the chairmen and members of the various councils to take the oath of office and that of secrecy.
Approval of Salaries
Addressing the council members, the Minister of Education advised the councils not to arrogate to themselves the power of determining services of condition and salaries of staff of their respective institutions.
He stated that the law had given such powers to the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the councils must respect that. Besides, he cautioned the councils to be circumspect in promoting staff of their institutions.
He said any promotion done must stand the test of time and not just done in an attempt to favour some people.
Dr. Prempeh further urged the councils to help the government to uplift the images of the schools. He charged them to initiate policies that would bring total reforms to their various institutions.
The minister reiterated the upgrade of COEs in the country into degree institutions, saying every new reform was bound to face some challenges. He urged the councils to do their part in helping the government to tackle such anticipated challenges head-on.
The newly sworn in councils shall be headed by Sheikh Alhaji Ali F. Ibrahim for Tamale COE, Mr. Kolbilla Dimbe Dan, Gambaga COE; Rev. Fr. Dr. Casimir Adjei, St. Theresa’s COE; and Most Rev. J. Afrifa-Agyekum for Mt. Mary COE.
Others are Prof. Emmanuel V.O. Dankwa, Kibi COE; Most Rev. Alfred Agyenta, St. John Bosco COE; Mr. Patrick Seidu, Gbewaa COE; and Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, Mt. Mary COE.
By Nana Kwasi