Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang negotiated, secured and left behind millions of funds as Education Minister – Okudzeto Ablakwa reveals

Honourable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency has revealed that before Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang left office as the Minister of Education, she negotiated, secured and left behind millions of funds for her successor.

The North Tongu lawmaker Hon. Okudzeto raised this topic due to a number of NPP apparachiks communicating Professor Jane Opoku-Agyemang has not worked enough as the Education Minister.

Diving into the matter, Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa listed some negotiated and secured funds for projects which were left behind for her successors.

“A number of dazed NPP communicators have shamelessly ignored the current debilitating arrears in the education sector and are launching blistering attacks on Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang over arrears they inaccurately claim she left at the Education Ministry,” Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa clarifies the inaccurately calculated arrears claim.

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The negotiated, secured and left behind funds

“Why are they dishonestly silent on the over $143 million Prof. Opoku-Agyemang creatively negotiated, secured and left for her successor?

“1) Prof. negotiated, secured and left behind €45 million for the construction of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development in the Eastern Region;

“2) Prof. negotiated, secured and left behind some US$75 million under the 2014 World Bank supported $156million Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP);

“3) Prof. left over US$20 million for various TVET and skills development initiatives under COTVET.

“In the entire history of Ghana, how many ministers have left funds for their successors?

“Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang deserves to be celebrated not vilified with false narratives.”

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh