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GES sets up investigation
committee on alleged abortion case at college
Kumasi, July 14,
Ghanadot/GNA – The Ghana Education Service (GES) has set up
a nine-member committee to investigate the recent alleged
abortion case at Saint Louis Training College in Kumasi,
which has sparked a lot of public concerns.
Mr. T.A. Boateng, a renowned educationist is chairman of the
committee which also has Mr. Festus Boadi-Suadwa, Deputy
Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr. Eddy Obeng-Darko,
a retired educationist, Mr. Abraham Kwaku Bonsu, Ashanti
Regional Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers
(GNAT) and Miss Alice Botchway, Ashanti Regional Director of
the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs as members.
The committee is tasked to ascertain the veracity and
immediate causes of the incident, establish the method
employed to identify the suspects and find out whether the
method adopted was acceptable in the circumstance.
It is also charged to investigate allegations and related
issues and make appropriate recommendations within two
weeks.
In her inaugural address, Mrs Belinda Serwaa Addo, the
Ashanti Regional Director of Education, advised the members
to let their experience, integrity and honesty bear on their
findings.
She noted that the issue was of great concern not only to
the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, the GES, the
Catholic Church and parents but also to all meaningful
Ghanaians.
“Even though reports from the College’s Principal and the
Ashanti Regional Education Office have been submitted to the
GES in Accra, it is pertinent to set up a committee to delve
further into the case”, she said.
Mrs Addo advised the committee members to justify the trust
and confidence reposed in them by using their expertise to
unearth the truth of the case.
“Let me caution you that the task is not all that easy, but
we believe that, however, daunting that it may seem, we can
rely on you for a very objective and credible report”, she
said.
Mr. Boateng, on behalf of the committee members thanked the
GES for the trust reposed in them and gave the assurance
that they would produce a fair and credible report.
GNA
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