Teachers urged to exercise patience with Government

Accra, Oct. 20 GNA - Mr Kofi Amponsah Bediako, Government Spokesperson on Social Services, on Friday appealed to teachers to exercise patience while the Government addressed problems facing the educational sector.

"We all know that the system as it is now is not fair to many of us including teachers."

Mr Amponsah-Bediako was speaking at the launch of the Ablekuma North Sub-Metro Education Foundation (ANSEF) in Accra. The ANSEF is a nongovernmental organisation (NGO), formed by the Ablekuma North Sub-Metro Education Office with the aim of mobilising support within and outside Ghana to promote education in the area by providing bursaries for needy students as well as champion the cause of women and children.

He said the Government was putting in the necessary structures to ensure that teachers got their due at the appropriate time. He said education was a major priority of the Government since it had a direct link to the development of the human resource capital, training and a disciplined work force of the country.

Mr Amponsah-Bediako also announced that part of the 20 million dollars for the country's 50th anniversary celebrations would be used to build "Jubilee Schools" in all districts of the country.

He called on the Executives of the NGO to ensure transparency and accountability for the organization to succeed in its projects.

Mr Kofi Lucas, a Development Expert and Consultant, expressed concern about some NGOs that are misusing, diverting and misappropriating funds meant for community projects and programmes. He said the behaviour has given a bad image to NGOs and appealed to religious bodies, traditional councils, families and professional bodies to join the NGO community to help to reverse the trend.

Mr Lucas also called on the Government to invest in developmental NGOs registered in Ghana for positive dividend to the national economy. Mrs Linda Owusu-Ansah, Chairperson of the NGO, and the Executive Council and Sub-committee members of the NGO were sworn in.