Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh must apologise to his predecessor Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for describing the latter as a “disgrace” and “embarrassment” as a minister, former Minister of Education Betty Mould-Iddrisu has said.
Dr Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday, 14 November told Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong (KABA) on Asempa FM’s Ekosi Sen political talk show that: “Her [Prof Opoku-Agyemang’s] four-year tenure under John Mahama was an embarrassment”.
Adducing evidence to back his damning verdict on the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr Opoku Prempeh said Prof Opoku-Agyemang as Minister left the education sector burdened with the following debts per the Mahama administration’s own handing over notes:
Feeding Grants for Colleges of Education – GHS36 million
Feeding Grants for Special Schools – GHS4.7 million
SHS Subsidy – GHS24 million
Progressively Free Senior High School debt – GHS33 million
Capitation Grant, GHS8 million
GETFund debt – GHS3.7 billion
“She doesn’t understand education”, Dr Opoku Prempeh insisted.
According to him, Prof Opoku-Agyemang’s deputy, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has also made peddling of falsehood his stock-in-trade and has entered opposition with that penchant.
In Dr Opoku Prempeh’s estimation, the success rate of the free senior high school programme of the Akufo-Addo government is 90%.
In a statement, however, Mrs Mould-Iddrisu said: “It is unfortunate that our current Minister of Education described his predecessor the Hon former Minister of Education as ‘a disgrace and an embarrassment’ for allegedly leaving debts in the Ministry of Education at the end of her four-year tenure.
“Professor Opoku-Agyemang is a distinguished and accomplished academic who rose to become vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.
“Her achievements in the arena of Education are legendary. It is unfortunate that women have to be subjected to such abuse in the discharge of their official duties. I am calling on the Hon minister Dr. Opoku Prempeh, on behalf of the women in Ghana, especially Women in Politics to withdraw and apologise for making such derogatory comments about a distinguished woman professional who is a known role model globally.
“The Minister must stay focused on ensuring and delivering an effective implementation of the Free SHS programme which has been hit with several challenges with the tendency of eroding gains chalked in the educational sector. The Minister of Education under the current circumstances must be seen to be the busiest appointee, not to waste precious time in insulting his Senior in the name of politics”, Mrs Mould-Iddrisu added.
Source: classfmonline.com
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nana addo must be blame for all this n,d,c nonsenses , if he had tried this lunatic s and state alleged criiiiminals all this people would have been in prison, look at what thier saying , but the youths will answer them soon, gh pp
Til today i find it difficult to understand why Ablakwa whose depth in education cannot be measured was in charge of Tertiary while the Professor doing what.
see who is talking. i like Ghana. criminals like Betty could also talk freely in Nana Addo s Ghana. such crims should not be tolerated at all. what happened to us when cheap criminals took us for a ride? what happened.
a t.h.i.e.f calling for an apology for an incompetent professor who messed our education sector .....
I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS THING OF WOMEN WOMEN SO IF THEY ARE A DISGRACED SHOULDNT WE SAY IT. IF SHE THINKS SHE IS LEGENDARY SHE SHOULD STAY IN ACADEMIC AND STOP POLITICS.
look at who is talking a ***barred word*** a white color armed robber like betty mould iddrisu who helped woyome to steal from the state.better shut your ***barred word*** mouth up. and to that impotent ***barred word*** okudzeto ablakwa he better ***barred word*** too how can the so called naana opoku agyeman be respected world wide as he wants us to believe after such poor performance in managing the ministry. no where in the developed countries in the world will even give a cleaning job to the so called professor let her try to apply for any international job and see how she will be more embarrassed professor my foot
when will betty be sent to court for our money?
Nàana Agyemang was handed the Ministerial position because she advantaged JDM at the IEA debate by smuggling the entire questionaire to him. John Jinapor who was an aide to JDM tried to secure it ahead but was unsuccessful and the old Naana had to come in. Napo said it as it is. Betty, please the SP is coming and if l were you, l will start preparing
I have not seen a uselessssss minister like dis before a very ***barred word*** person who like insulting people indeed we have animalssssss in power ur wife can never get to any of de two in life achievements and so keep on with ur insult u fooooooollllllllll
Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrissu must understand, Professor does not make anyone a good manager or CEO. Why should Napo apologize? Napo is talking about debt and you are talking about academic achievement. Result is key. please, let get that clear in our minds.