Prince Hamid Armah, chair of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) manifesto education subcommittee, has underscored that the party’s solutions with crucial sector stakeholders shape the party’s education policies.
Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Friday, August 23, Armah emphasized the importance of engaging stakeholders to ensure that the party’s commitments align with the needs and expectations of those directly affected by these policies.
Armah explained that the subcommittee engaged extensively with a wide range of educational bodies and leaders, including the Vice Chancellors Ghana (VCG), vice-chancellors of technical universities, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), the Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG), the National Union of Technical Universities, the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), the Conference of Heads of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS), and religious leaders.
“It was “essential to secure stakeholder buy-in to ensure that the manifesto proposals would be embraced and supported by those they affect,” Armah “said.
He noted that while the policy proposals aim to address critical issues in education, their success hinges on gaining public acceptance.
“The extensive nature of our consultations reflects our commitment to crafting appropriate and widely accepted policies.
” Armah” added that we aimed to avoid creating policies that, despite their merit, could be rejected due to a lack of stakeholder support.
According to Armah, the NPP’s commitments are a direct result of the collective input from these consultations, reflecting the consensus of the stakeholders.
