Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has admitted having sleepless nights partly due to the many reforms he is leading in the sector.
The reforms span the government’s free SHS programme, double track system, developing new curriculum for basic schools as well as the introduction of teacher licensure examination.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh, speaking at the Jolly Phonics Conference in Accra Tuesday, told his audience that the enthusiasm in pursuit of the successful implementation of these reforms is depriving him of his beauty sleep.
Also known as "Napo," the Minister said President Nana Akufo-Addo invariably had a question for him regarding the policies being introduced in education anytime they met.
“The last time we met he said ‘What are you doing for teachers? NAPO if we don’t do something for teachers we won’t make headway o.' The next time he said ‘this language thing what is it about?’ The other time it was ‘this curriculum when are you going to finish?’”
The man trusted by the President to head that Ministry however, said despite the challenges, he is happy to lead the reforms in the sector and expressed the determination to see to the successful implementation.
“We have to do free SHS and now double track and we have to do tertiary education and opening it up for more people [students] especially the poor and vulnerable. Four big issues, it keeps me sleepless and I’m always awake,” he revealed.
Source: jfm/ghana
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Napo you are yet to see fire and ghost. You've not seen anything yet. You think you know all and you looked at the face of your predecessor who is a professor and insulted her. You see that she hasn't replied to your insult or said anything to that effect? You reap what you sow. Your time will surely come and you will see and know your level.
U will start seeing ghost and the ***barred word*** will follow. U insulted an intelligent Prof as a disgrace and you cant fix your so called double track system? shame unto you id01t1c f001
You had the audacity to insult the learned Professor from UCC. YOU would even run away from the office. You impunity will drive to abyss . If you had built 150 SHS multiply 1500 per school we would have 255,000 spaces and the 180,000 that made you think of double would nor have happened. You had the audacity to tell us you saved 1 billion Ghana cedis by nor building. That is an INSULT TO OUR INTELLIGENCE.
Sleepless night is nothing. You haven't seen anything yet? You had the audacity to insult your predecessor for no sensible reason and today you are talking of sleepless nights. Karma is a .......... you will speak the truth.