John Mahama meets Teacher Unions ahead of finalising NDC manifesto for 2024 Elections

The Former President of Ghana and 2024 flag bearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has met the Teacher Unions ahead of finalizing the NDC manifesto for the 2024 Elections.

Mr. John Mahama and the representatives of Teacher Unions met at the NAGRAT head office in Accra where they had a healthy policy dialogue to finalize our (NDC) manifesto.

Some of key points John Mahama shared during the meeting are as follows:

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1. He emphasised the importance of conducting an educational reform in my first 100 days in office and the integral role of teachers in national policy reforms.

2. Next Mahama led administration will focus on adopting ‘first language’ as a medium of instruction from KG to Basic 3 and training more teachers in major local languages to facilitate teaching and learning at the basic levels.

3. “To encourage reading at the basic level, we plan to build more libraries and resume providing reading and textbooks for all basic schools.”

4. He also spoke about the timely disbursement of the capitation grant to education directorates and schools will be a priority, as well as removing the capping and collateralisation of the GETFUND and resuming the free sanitary pad distribution policy.

5. His next government will prioritise the revival of abandoned TVET and E-blocks in our education infrastructure drive to decongest schools and improve the quality of education.

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6. They also discussed and plan to review and improve the implementation of the Free SHS policy, resolve its associated challenges, and mainstream TVET and STEM in all secondary schools.

These are just a few highlights from the productive dialogue John Mahama had and look forward to further collaboration with Teacher Unions and other stakeholders to develop effective policies for the education sector.

“Together, we can build a better and more inclusive education system for our children and the future of our nation. Thank you to all the teacher unions who participated and shared their valuable insights,” John Mahama added.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh