Mr. Richard Kovey, the National Convenor of the Campaign Against Privatisation and Commercialization of Education (CAPCOE), has called for the detachment of education from politics, as politicising education has not yielded anything profitable to the sector.
Mr. Kovey said policies in the education sector had always been based on the manifestos of political parties, which led to the change of policies whenever a new party took office, regardless of its effect on the students.
Speaking on the topic, ‘Effect of inadequate financing on learning outcomes at the pre-tertiary level,’ at a stakeholder engagement organised by the Tema Ghana News Agency.
He urged Ghanaians to be interested in education matters and the happenings in the sector, indicating that policies in the sector would have either a positive or negative effect on their children’s future; therefore, it was a must for them to be interested in them without political colouration.
He said accountability in the education sector should not be left onl
y to the teacher unions, but rather that parents, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders must be involved and demand answers on issues concerning curriculum, infrastructure, teaching, and learning materials, among others.
‘If the system is not good, your child will go through it; accountability should be the responsibility of all citizens, not just teachers,’ he said.
Mr. Kovey noted that teachers were policy implementers, therefore mandated by law to implement policies from the government for the education sector, hence their inability to turn down policies they might not agree with.
He explained that teacher unions called for collaboration and dialogue prior to policy formulations for all stakeholders to contribute to it before implementation.
The National Convenor of CAPCOE said policymakers do not engage stakeholders before policy formulation, especially when it was aimed at benefiting them rather than the public.
According to him, when the policy is about to be rolled out, stakeholders
are called to a meeting, and only highlights are shown to them while painting the public picture that they have been consulted.
Source: Ghana News Agency
KORHOGO: Former Brave Warriors captain Ronald Ketjijere said the team’s results against South Africa on Sunday were disappointing but it’s time for the team to move on and focus on their upcoming game against Mali.
Ketjijere’s comments come after the Namibian team lost their second match 0-4 at the 2023 Ivory Coast African Cup of Nations underway here.
In an interview with Nampa on Sunday, the former Brave Warriors captain emphasized the importance of the next game, saying that a win against Mali is crucial if the team wants to advance to the round of 16.
‘We had a very poor performance in our game against South Africa. Our team had a bad day at the office and didn’t show up for the game. The early penalty we conceded also played a major role in our defeat, as we couldn’t get a grip on the game after that. However, we have a capable technical team who will work with the players to rectify the mistakes and encourage them to focus on their next game against Mali,’ he said while adding that the team will need
to go back to the drawing board and work harder to improve on their performance.
Ketjijere stated that the team has three more days to prepare for another opportunity that will present itself against Mali.
‘It’s going to be a very difficult game against Mali who are a ball-playing team, but we just have to prepare for them. We managed to beat Tunisia, therefore, going into the Mali game, will depend on who wants it the most and if we play well, confident, and according to our tactics and plan as we did against Tunisia we might get the results,’ said Ketjijere.
Namibia is currently placed third in their group, tied on three points with second-placed South Africa. Mali leads the group with four points, while Tunisia is at the bottom with a single point. Namibia’s last group game will be against Mali in San Pedro on Wednesday.
Source: The Namibia Press Agency