President Nana Akufo-Addo says getting educational policies right is a factor that every nation aiming to transform must take into consideration.
To him, Ghana’s educational sector has been given the utmost priority since 2017 by his government and has been successful.
Speaking at the 61st Conference of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (Ghana), (CHASS), Nana Akufo-Addo elaborated on the prevalence of education especially when done right in a country.
He said it is important that a nation which aims to transform itself into a modern, productive player in the global market must get its educational policies right.
He laid emphasis on the educational policies of his own government and how successful it has become in taking out actions and several changes in policies.
According to the President, education is important in all aspects of life and must be handled with all competence as his government has done.
The CHASS conference was held on the theme, 61 years of shaping second cycle education in Ghana; The challenges and successes in contemporary times.
President Akufo Addo expressed his profound gratitude to all CHASS executives for their support throughout the undertaking of his educational policies since 2017 till now, saying it has been a great success.
“There’s no part of Ghana or segment of our society that does not recognize the importance of education. We’ve all accepted education is the best route to moving out of poverty” he continued.
President Akufo Addo however emphasized that though Ghana has chalked many successes in the educational sector, more needs to be done to enhance education in the country.
As such He says Ghana must take a cue from the successes of education in international countries.
“The United States of America did it over a century ago, as did Japan. Britain did it 80 years ago and the nations that we started life with over 60 years ago, like Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, have all done it. We must follow suit,” he added.
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Source: Priscilla Loo/ATLFMNEWS
