Matthew Opoku Prempeh said Prof Opoku-Agyemang as Minister left the education sector burdened with the following debts per the Mahama administration’s own handing over notes.
Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has said his predecessor, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang was an "embarrassment and a "disgrace" as minister in the Mahama-led administration.
He said "her four-year tenure under John Mahama was an embarrassment."
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He said Prof Opoku-Agyemang as Minister left the education sector burdened with the following debts per her handing over notes.
According to him, his predecessor left behind a debt of ten GH¢10 million for the supply of chalk, while feeding grants for special schools like School for the Deaf struggled to feed students as GH¢4 million debt was left at the Ministry.
The breakdown of the debt listed by Matthew Opoku follows:
Feeding Grants for Colleges of Education – GH¢36 million
Feeding Grants for Special Schools – GH¢4.7 million
Senior High School Subsidy – GH¢24 million
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Progressively Free Senior High School debt – GH¢33 million
Capitation Grant, GH¢8 million
GETFund debt – GH¢3.7 billion
Dr. Opoku Prempeh who is the Member of Parliament of Manhyia South constituency in the Ashanti region in an interview on Accra-based Asempa FM said Prof Opoku Agyemang "doesn’t understand education.
Matthew Opoku Prempeh said Prof Opoku-Agyemang as Minister left the education sector burdened with the following debts per the Mahama administration’s own handing over notes. Read Full Story
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