The Ministry of Education has described the action taken by some teacher unions concerning the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) as unacceptable.
Reacting to the claims by the teacher unions, the Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng, said the perspectives of the teachers are disrespectful and must not be entertained.
“It is not funny. It is very disrespectful to the number one person of the land [President Akufo-Addo], and, we are very surprised”, Mr. Kwarteng said.
“We thought the union leaders should have known better,” the spokesperson added.
Dr. Eric Nkansah replaced Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa as the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service.
The four Teacher Unions at a press conference on Thursday, criticized the decision, arguing that the new Director General of the GES was not a professional teacher and as such was not fit for the role of a Director General.
“He is a banking officer. He has not risen through the teaching ranks,” President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, said to Citi News.