Former GES boss Refutes Haruna Iddrisu’s Claim of Unapproved Teacher Appointments

Dr. Eric Nkansah, the immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has refuted claims by Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu that 39,000 appointment letters were issued to teachers in 2024 without financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance.

Responding to a video circulating on social media in which the Minister made the claim, Dr. Nkansah described it as “factually inaccurate” and called for clarity in public communication on such sensitive matters.

“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,” Dr. Nkansah stated. “I wish to state respectfully that this claim is factually inaccurate.”

Providing a breakdown of recruitment processes in 2024, Dr. Nkansah clarified that financial clearance was duly obtained before any appointments were made.

“On 10th May 2024, the Ministry of Finance granted GES financial clearance to recruit 16,500 graduate teachers from the Colleges of Education,” he noted. “This was followed by an additional clearance on 26th July 2024 to recruit 2,000 more graduate teachers.”

He explained that on 10th October 2024, part of this clearance was amended to allow GES to use 2,000 of the slots to recruit diploma teachers instead.

According to Dr. Nkansah, the clearance was used as follows:

• 12,784 teachers were recruited from Colleges of Education,
• 2,629 limited university graduates were engaged,
• 920 slots were used to resolve spillover cases from the previous year, as agreed with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department.

“This brings the total graduate teacher recruitments to 16,333, leaving a balance of 167. For the diploma teacher clearance, 1,387 were recruited, with 613 remaining,” he explained.

In summary, Dr. Nkansah said, “A total of 18,500 financial clearance slots were received in 2024. We recruited 17,720 teachers and still have a balance of 780. It is, therefore, inaccurate and misleading to assert that 39,000 appointment letters were issued without financial clearance.”

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