Concerned Teachers Back Eric Nkansah's Appointment As Director General Of GES | Education

Some involved academics within the Ashanti and Central areas have rejected calls by the management of the instructor unions over the revocation of the appointment of the brand new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr Eric Nkansah.

His appointment got here after the previous Director General, Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah was sacked by the President.

Four instructor unions at a press convention in Accra criticized the appointment saying the Dr Nkansah is a banker and has not risen to the instructing rank to benefit that poisition.

But the involved academics assume in any other case. They say the previous head of the GTEC has what it takes to deal with the place, particularly when his position is solely administrative and has additionally garnered plenty of expertise within the classroom ought to the argument of thuse discrediting him maintain.

Convenor for the involved academics, Nicholas Adu Berko defined why they've taken a swipe on the stance taken by the opposite unions.

“Usually when there is a matter, our respective Union leaders throw them to us on the circuit and district ranges to make our contributions on what to do. But when the president mbetioned Mr. Eric Nkansah, no one consulted us. We solely noticed our management saying they reject his appointment.

“Yes, on paper he is a banker but this is someone who has thought from the basic level up to the tertiary. He was teaching at the Kumasi Technical University, then Kumasi Polytechnic. Then he went to GES to head the Ghana Tertiary Education Council so when the lecturers issues came up and all he was the liaison between them and the government during their negotiations. And Director General is purely administrative. So how can you tell us such a person cannot be GES Director-General,” he famous.