Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that his ministry has received clearance and approval from the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of teachers across the country.
Haruna Iddrisu disclosed that the government plans to recruit 7,000 teachers across Ghana.
According to the Education Minister, the move forms part of government efforts to strengthen the education sector and address staffing gaps in schools.
Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, April 1, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “I am happy to note and announce that the Ministry of Education has received clearance and approval from the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of teachers across the country. We will be recruiting at least 7,000 teachers. We want the process to be open, transparent, and competitive.
“Therefore, graduates from the 2023, 2024, and 2025 cohorts may apply for placement as teachers across the country. Priority will be given to those who are ready and willing to serve in those deprived and safe areas.”
The development comes on the heels of Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Effutu, has told the Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to focus on pressing issues affecting teachers rather than fighting over who succeeds President John Mahama.
According to Afenyo-Markin, Haruna Iddrisu must pressure Ato Forson to give him clearance to pay and recruit Teachers.
Afenyo-Markin claimed the two ministers have prioritised internal politics rather than focusing on the plight of teachers awaiting recruitment and payment of arrears.
The Minority leader condemned the education minister’s recent remarks to the media when quizzed about the plight of unrecruited teachers.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Afenyo-Markin stated, “The minister is only telling the media that, as for him, he’s there, if he’s there, he doesn’t have a problem. The problem is the finance minister you need to reconcile. You sit with him at the cabinet now. You have just come. We will spare you.
“We’ll not put too much pressure on you. But Honourable Minister, the teachers need clearance. Put pressure on the finance minister. He’s your junior brother. Tell him to approve for you to recruit.
It’s not enough to tell the media that it’s not your responsibility. That’s unacceptable. Honourable Minister of Education, I’m sorry, today is your first day at work, but we need to do our job. The teachers are suffering. Yes, of course, “ he said.
He added, “Instead of paying attention to critical issues in the economy, you are fighting over who will succeed President Mahama,” Afenyo-Markin said.
“I know a lot of teachers are not happy with the Government and the Education Ministry, but I am not the approval authority. I need clearance from the Finance Ministry,” Haruna Iddrisu stated.
In related news, Dr Clement Apaak, the deputy Education Minister, has announced a 20% salary top-up for teachers under the ‘Teacher Dabre’ Programme.
According to the Deputy Minister, teachers who accept posting to rural and deprived communities under the ‘Teacher Dabre’ Programme will receive a 20% salary top-up.
The deputy minister made this known during a courtesy call by top awardees of the Basic Education Certificate Examination.
He stressed that the Mahama government is determined to bridge inequalities in the country’s education system.
Dr Clement Apaak further added that under the government’s ‘Teacher Dabre’ Programme, teachers posted to rural and hard-to-reach communities will receive accommodation support in addition to the financial incentive.
He explained that the ‘Teacher Dabre’ policy is designed to make rural postings more attractive to guarantee that students in underserved communities have the same prospect to excel as their colleagues in urban centres.
“The President has a program that is going to reward teachers who take teaching positions in rural areas. These teachers would get 20% on top of their gross salary as a form of motivation,” he said.
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