Uniform contract not awarded to NAPO family – Ministry of Education | Policy

The Ministry of Education has refuted information posted on social media, according to which the Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, would have awarded his parent a $ 350 million contract for the supply of Recently approved uniform for high school students.

According to the Ministry of National Education, all the reports are false and without merit, adding that these erroneous claims are aimed at creating a public disaffection for the Minister of Education.

According to media reports, an Ebenezer Opoku Prempeh, allegedly parent of the Minister of Education, would be the beneficiary of said contracts, but the Ministry of Education said in a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Communication, M Kwasi Obeng-Fosu, that the Minister does not have a relative bearing this name.

"Attention of the Minister of Education, Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh was attracted by a social media article claiming that one of his relatives had been awarded a $ 350 million contract for the supply of new school uniforms for undergraduates secondary school, previously launched by the Ghana Education Service. aujourd & # 39; hui ".

"The minister is keen to categorically declare, for the avoidance of doubt, that history is false, unfounded and the product of one's imagination, designed to cause disaffection with it. Indeed, it will be noted that at various times in history, the so-called parent, Ebenezer Opoku Prempeh, is referred to in different ways as his brother, his son and his nephew. The minister wants to point out that he does not have a parent with that name, "the statement reads.

The statement also urged the public to disregard all these false allegations and "treat it with the contempt it deserves".

The Ghana Education Service (GES) yesterday [Thursday 11th April 2019] announced the introduction of a new school uniform for junior high school students.

Students should start wearing the new school uniform starting next school year, September 2019.

Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, General Manager of the GES, announced this idea at a press conference in Accra.

Other reforms have seen the GES revise programs for the country's primary and nursery schools.

The new curriculum will be from Kindergarten to Elementary Six.

New uniform shows GES pays attention to students – Annis Hafar

An educator, Annis Hafar, supported the Ghana Education Service (GES) decision to introduce a new school uniform.

According to him, the introduction of the uniform shows that GES pays special attention to JHS students, which gives students a sense of importance.

The educator, who is also a member of the board of the GHG, said that there was nothing wrong with introducing the new uniform, adding that this would only increase the number of people. Uniforms they already have to promote hygiene.

"Bringing something new never hurts, we live in a very dynamic world, we do not want things to be so static. We want kids to know it's a new day, new expectations are coming in, and there's nothing wrong with changing uniforms as long as there's enough clothing to wear. Psychology is important in the sense that they would be aware[Junior High School (JHS) students]. Being hygienic is part of a school system that supports student psychology, "he said.