The inequality in Education - Part 2

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• MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

  To put it succinctly, sister Adede, the whole nation lacks the courage and the will to fix our obsolete educational system to make it relevant for the 21 st. century.

  To put it succinctly, sister Adede, the whole nation lacks the courage and the will to fix our obsolete educational system to make it relevant for the 21 st. century.

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• Mahmoud 11 years ago

  The mere fact that Bagabaga College of Education was established in 1944, and was one of the oldest educational institutions in northern Ghana, disproves the myth being peddled around that Nkrumah introduced Education into th ...
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  The mere fact that Bagabaga College of Education was established in 1944, and was one of the oldest educational institutions in northern Ghana, disproves the myth being peddled around that Nkrumah introduced Education into the North. In fact, Western Education had been introduced into the North long before Kwame Nkrumah became prime-minister of the Gold Coast.
  
  Northern leaders like S.D Dombo, Jato Keleo, B.K Adama, Tolon Naa, Bawumia and many others might have even completed their education and started their careers, long before Nkrumah was brought to the Cold Coast from the UK to serve as a General Secretary of the group that was fighting for our independence.
  
  It was, therefore, disappointing to see Mr. Mahama plying dirty politics by honouring Nkrumah where he shouldn't have been honoured at all because; Kwame Nkrumah didn't have anything to do with the establishment of BAC. By his action, Mr. Mahama is deliberately perpetuating the myth that Nkrumah civilized Northers by introducing Education to them.
  
  Even the much talked about free education that Mr. Mahama himself enjoyed was initiated and put forward for adoption by S.D Dombo, as a bargain or political horse trading to accept Nkrumah's unitary state proposal, and not any humanitarian initiative by him to enlighten Northern Ghanaians.

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• Abeeku Mensah 11 years ago

  If the British had a college/university in Northern Ghana prior to the arrival of Nkrumah and the CPP then tell me how much longer did it take for another post secondary educational institution to open up in the North at the ...
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  If the British had a college/university in Northern Ghana prior to the arrival of Nkrumah and the CPP then tell me how much longer did it take for another post secondary educational institution to open up in the North at the time of Nkrumah and after the 1966 coup? The fact that is staring at you in the face without acceptance and or comprehension is that the very people you mentioned became "uncle Toms"; they grew up thinking no leadership id by any other Ghanaian would be worth it unless led by then and or under the British. Why do you think S.D. Dombo, B.K. Adama and Bawumia and others took to the ideology that its either their way or the highway?
  
  You can hate Nkrumah till the chickens come home to roost and your hate will be meaningless because you cannot in all your glorified excuses answer why Nkrumah left the scene in 1966 and Ghana continues to wallow in everything inferior. It goes to prove that not all classroom education bring about foresight, ideas and ideals and above all wisdom.
  
  We have not seen the deliverance sold us as reason for the 1966 coup but we know chaos because we live it each day care off the people who thought they could do better than Nkrumah. We are where we are not because of Nkrumah as you and others pretend to think but because you and your kind assumed there are no leadership qualities but classroom earned credentials and you failed. No amount of PhD's earned and bought by the many Ghanaian intellectual wane-be have been able to save you , me and anyone except become slaves to our own folly.

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• Kwame Boamah 11 years ago

  Abeeku, I do not think you grew up in Ghana during Nkrumah's dictatorial regime. That was the period when Ghanaians were deprived of their inherent liberty. Do you remember the dawn broadcast which often sent some of his mini ...
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  Abeeku, I do not think you grew up in Ghana during Nkrumah's dictatorial regime. That was the period when Ghanaians were deprived of their inherent liberty. Do you remember the dawn broadcast which often sent some of his ministers and close associates to the hospital bed? Nkrumah could have led the country to the highest developmental level but the mere fact that people lost their individual freedom negates his political achievements. Citizens in the advanced world value their individual freedom more than riches and gold. Have you heard of what a Virginian governor, Patrick Henry said before the American revolution?...."Give me liberty or give me death." The chickens are coming back to roost because of Nkrumah's leadership. All the current vices, namely: corruption, hate, lies, stealing of public coffers, cronyism, abuse of power, disrespect for elders, etc, etc. These were started during his presidency. His own frivolous ideology had an institution at Winneba which was better catered for than the two public Universities at the time. Do you think Ghana can be salvaged at all by always aligning our psyche to Nkrumah's so called vision? Lastly, remember that before Nkrumah became our president, the country was rich. At the time of his overthrow, GHANA WAS BANKRUPT TILL TODAY. WHO IS TO BLAME FOR GHANA'S PRESENT PREDICAMENT?

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• Abeeku Mensah 11 years ago

  Growing up in Ghana was an eye opener with slogans on passenger Lorries that said "travel and see" etc. Moving from the familiar surroundings of one’s hometown and district to other tribal district brought with it the oppo ...
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  Growing up in Ghana was an eye opener with slogans on passenger Lorries that said "travel and see" etc. Moving from the familiar surroundings of one’s hometown and district to other tribal district brought with it the opportunity to learn, grow and discard or confirm what are tribal beliefs and sayings. These set of facts are even more so evident for those who have had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel, study and work in civilized industrialized nations of the world.
  
  Unfortunately, I can say without fear that those opportunities of intellectual growth tempered with wisdom sparingly became realities for most Africans and its shows. It is not the head of a government ministry that sets agenda for the radical restructuring of education but an enlightened legislative bodies and presidents of nations. So what is at the root of the failed education system in Ghana other than a failed class of political and educated elite class? Equity and fairness of our education system will come via standardized classroom structure fit for human occupancy and not the pigsty we shameless call elementary and middle schools in Ghana

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