Former Finance Minister Kwabena Duffuor has expressed concern over the quality of secondary education in the country.
The recent revelation that pupils at the Ghana Secondary School (GHANASCO) in Tamale are sleeping in bathroom toilets has caused widespread outrage.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) announced the temporary suspension of the school’s principal and senior housemaster on Sunday, April 16, 2023. They consider it inappropriate that the school is using a restroom as a sleeping area because the school must have enough space for 300 students to sleep in by law.
The NDC presidential candidate is shocked to learn that, after 66 years of independence, students are sleeping in toilets. “At this stage in the life of Ghana, after 66 years of Independence, some of our Senior High School children are being compelled to sleep in toilets because of the destruction of school facilities as well as the inability to rapidly replace/repair dilapidated structures… Ghana Secondary School (GHANASCO), Tamale, is nothing short of, sordid… While the rod is not being spared vis-a-vis the interdiction of the Headmaster, let the Policy Makers honestly work towards providing adequate facilities to support the educational transformation process.” Dr. Duffuor said.
Dr Kwabena Duffuor Companies
Currently, Dr. Duffuor is the Chairman of Ghana Heart Foundation and Kumawuman Rural Bank. In addition, he has served as a Director for a number of companies, including Accra Brewery Limited, Shell Ghana Limited, Ecobank Cote d’Ivoire, and State Gold Mining Corporation.
