I wish to state respectfully that this claim is factually inaccurate – Former GES Boss replies Education Minister

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Dr Eric Nkkansah, Former Director General of Education has issued a statement to banter what current education minister Hon Haruna Iddrisu said about teachers recruitment without clearance from ministry of finance.

He writes…

My attention has been drawn to a video circulating on social media in which the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, alleges that 39,000 appointment letters were issued in 2024 without financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance.

I wish to state respectfully that this claim is factually inaccurate.

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Here are the facts:

On 10th May 2024, the Ministry of Finance granted the Ghana Education Service (GES) financial clearance to recruit 16,500 graduate teachers from the Colleges of Education.
Subsequently, on 26th July 2024, an additional clearance of 2,000 was approved to recruit more graduate teachers. (Copies of the clearances are attached for reference)
This brought the total financial clearance for graduate teacher recruitment to 18,500.
However, on 10th October 2024, the Ministry of Finance approved an amendment to part of this clearance, allowing GES to use 2,000 slots to recruit diploma teachers instead. This resulted in the following distribution:
Utilisation of Graduate Teacher Clearance (16,500):
12,784 recruited from Colleges of Education
2,629 limited university graduates recruited
920 used to offset the previous year’s spillover, as reconciled by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department in consultation with GES
Total utilised: 16,333
Balance remaining: 167
Utilisation of Diploma Teacher Clearance (2,000):
1,387 recruited
Balance remaining: 613
Summary:
Total financial clearance received in 2024: 18,500
Total recruited: 17,720
Total unutilised clearance: 780