Prof Opoku Amankwah – GES Boss
National Investigations Bureau (NIB) has commenced investigations into allegations of corruption in the placement of students under the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) in Senior High Schools (SHSs).
This follows request by the Ghana Education Service (GES) who officially wrote to the NIB, for investigations to be conducted into the allegations.
Officials of the CSSPS have been accused of indulging in the placement of students into various senior high schools under the CSSPS.
Some parents and members of the public have accused some of the officials of collecting monies and effecting changes in the placement exercise.
Top officials of the Ministry of Education (MoE), GES and CSSPS and the Free SHS Secretariat have had their share of the accusations.
A letter dated April 5, 2022, addressed to the Director-General of NIB, signed by the Director-General of GES, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa read, “Management of Ghana Education Service will be grateful if your office could launch a full-scale investigation into these allegations to establish their authenticity or otherwise.
“We are ready to fully co-operate with your office in this exercise”.
By Vincent Kubi