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Non-teaching staff of GES of
misappropriation of public funds
Daboase(WR), July 22, Ghanadot/GNA – A report by the Public
Accounts Committee of Parliament has accused non-teaching
staff of Ghana Education Service (GES) of misappropriation,
mismanagement, embezzlement and blatant disregard for
financial, procurement and internal audit.
Madam Naana Biney, Deputy Director of GES, who announced
this on Tuesday said some non-teaching staff were also
blamed for absenteeism, irregular attendance and "Taking
French leave" while others were cited for contemptuous
attitude towards management of education in the districts
adding "Others have lost their ethics and moral values".
She was speaking at the Mpohor Wassa East District Best
Teacher/Worker Awards for 2007/2008 academic year at Daboase.
Thirty-two teachers and four non-teaching staff were
presented with awards.
Miss Gifty Nelson Mensah, former pupil of Subri Industrial
Plantation Limited (SIPL) Junior High School (JHS) was
adjudged the best Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
candidate for 2007 followed by Master Benjamin Arthur Aidoo,
also a former pupil of the school.
It was under the theme "The New Educational Reforms:
Investing in Child's Education, The Teacher Factor".
Madam Biney noted that the reasons for such antipathy were
yet to be established but the offenders were dragging the
name of GES and the teaching profession in the mud and such
acts would no longer be countenanced.
She said Regional and District Directors of Education had
therefore, been empowered to deal drastically with
non-teaching staff who infringed on GES rules and
regulations with impunity.
Madam Biney advised teachers and non-teaching staff to
adhere to the code of conduct of the service or would be
sanctioned.
Mrs Rebecca Efiba Dadzie, Western Regional Director of
Education, in an address read for her, urged the award
winners to let their attitude and commitment to work reflect
on their achievements and served as role models of the GES.
She advised teachers to be mindful of their public image
because it was unacceptable for teachers to abuse the trust
reposed in them and take advantage of innocent lives
entrusted in their care.
Mrs Dadzie said some teachers had taken to excessive
drinking of alcohol, habitual latecomers and frequently
absent themselves from work and these attitudes negatively
impacted on the image of teachers.
She urged stakeholders in education to accept the huge
responsibility placed on teachers and be prepared to offer
the needed support to enable them perform better.
Mrs Gifty Asiedu-Okantah, Mpohor Wassa East District
Director of Education, said a major constraint facing the
education sector in the district was lack of trained
teachers to man especially the kindergartens.
She said kindergartens were an integral part of the basic
education system under the new education reform therefore,
kindergartens should be handled by trained, certified and
experienced teachers.
Mrs Asiedu-Okantah said most untrained teachers were
performing better especially those who took advantage of the
Untrained Teachers Diploma in Basic Education Programme to
upgrade their qualification but the performance of the rest
had left much to be desired.
Miss Matilda Quarmson of Daboase District Assembly Primary
School was adjudged the best Primary School teacher for 2007
and Mr Daniel Mensah of the same school as the best teacher
for 2008.
In the Junior High School (JHS) category, Mr Sampson Yao
Fiati of Manso Anglican JHS won the first prize for 2007 and
Mr Nelson Kyei of Dompim Number One JHS was adjudged the
best JHS teacher for 2008.
Mr Francis Gyamfi of Mpohor Senior High School (SHS) picked
the best SHS teacher award for 2007 while Mr Samuel Amoah of
the same school won for 2008.
They were given colour television sets, refrigerators, bags
of cement and gas cookers.
GNA
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