Haruna Iddrisu Makes Ghanaian Mother Tongue Compulsory in All Schools
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the use of Ghanaian mother tongue as a medium of instruction is now compulsory in all schools across the country. He made the declaration in Accra during the launch of the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities initiative, emphasizing that the directive takes immediate effect. “I am directing the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service and the GES that from today, teacher use of mother tongue instruction is now compulsory in all Ghanaian schools,” Mr. Iddrisu said. The minister described the move as a key step toward transforming Ghana’s education system and reinforcing cultural identity. He tasked the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure strict enforcement of the new directive in every school nationwide. “The GES is to ensure strict enforcement of this. The Ghanaian child was not born into […]