Mother Tongue Instruction Now Compulsory in Ghanaian Schools
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the use of Ghanaian mother tongue instruction is now compulsory in all schools across the country.
Speaking at the launch of the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities initiative in Accra, the Minister issued a directive to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure immediate enforcement of the new policy.
"I am directing the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service and the GES that from today, teacher use of mother tongue instruction is now compulsory in all Ghanaian schools,"
The Minister emphasized that the Ghanaian child deserves to learn in their mother tongue, citing that they were not born into an English family but into a proud Ashanti, Akan family.
The GES is to ensure strict enforcement of this policy.
Author's summary: Ghana makes mother tongue instruction compulsory.
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