Haruna Iddrisu speaking at the launch of the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities
Source: Africa Publicity
Ghana has made teacher use of mother tongue instruction compulsory across all its government schools.
The country’s Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, issued the directive over the weekend in a speech during the launch of the free tertiary education program for persons with disabilities. He said the directive forms part of efforts to reform Ghana’s education sector, while promoting the use of local languages in teaching and learning.
He directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to strictly enforce the use of mother tongue instruction in all Ghanaian schools.
According to him, “I am directing the DG of the GES and the GES that from today, teacher use of mother tongue instruction is now compulsory in all Ghanaian schools.”
The Education Minister says “The GES is to ensure strict enforcement of this…This is part of President Mahama’s reset agenda.”
