Dr. Eric Nkansah has been removed from his post as GES Director-General
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr. Eric Nkansah, has been removed from his position by the government as part of its directive to realign leadership within the state institution.
In his place, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, the Provost of the College of Education at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, according to 3news.com.
Prof. Davis holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and a Master of Arts in Mathematics Education from Hiroshima University in Japan. He graduated from UCC in 1999 with a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Mathematics.
Prof. Davis has held leadership positions, including serving as Vice-President of the Ghana Education Research Association (GERA-Ghana) in 2018. He is also a member of several professional organisations.
Dr. Nkansah joined the Ministry of Education in April 2021 on secondment from the Kumasi Technical University as the Director in charge of Tertiary Education and a Technical Advisor to the Minister for Education.
He played a key role in the formulation of educational policies at the ministry. Appointed by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in January 2023, he has overseen significant improvements and structural changes within the institution.
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