The minister with the MMDCEs
THE MINISTER of Education has asked Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) in the country to liaise with Directors of Education and other stakeholders to put in place the right measures to promote educational development in their areas.
He explained that for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision of transforming the nation through education to be attained, there was the need for all stakeholders to unite and work as a team by taking a keen interest in the development of education in their areas.
Dr. Adutwum made the call when he met some selected MMDCEs from municipalities, metropolitan and district assemblies with low school enrolment in the country in Accra recently.
The meeting, which was upon the request of the minister, was aimed at discussing and finding solutions to low school enrolment.
Present at the meeting were MMDCE’s for Nandom, Daffiama-Bussie-Issa, Bawku West, Ayensuano, Jirapa, Fanteakwa, Ketu North, Akatsi South, Akatsi North and Sissala West.
The Education Minister assured the MMDCE’s that the government was poised to do everything possible to ensure that every child in the country, irrespective of location, religion, ethnicity, political inclination and social standing got the best education in the country.
The minister mentioned for instance that after the attainment of knowledge in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills by the youth, they could be employed in the various industries as the critical personnel towards the development of the country.
Catherine Appiah Pinkrah, Director in charge of General Administration at the Ministry of Education, urged the MMDCEs to consider working towards making education a topmost priority in the areas of their operations since it was a good tool for fighting poverty.
Again, she urged the MMDCE’s to consider liaising with the education directors to organise stakeholder meetings to discuss education development in their areas since, without much effort, it would be difficult getting the needed support to promote educational development in the areas.
The Education Ministry has identified 40 MMDCEs in the country with low enrolment for a couple of years. This, the ministry had put in place measures to ensure that the situation was reversed to have all children of school-going age in the affected areas go back to the classroom to acquire the right skills and training for their lives.