Mother Tongue Instruction Now Compulsory in Ghanaian Schools
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 firm directive to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure immediate and strict 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,"
According to the Minister, the Ghanaian child deserves to learn in their mother tongue, as they were not born into an English family but into a proud Ashanti, Akan family.
The Minister's directive aims to ensure that all Ghanaian schools enforce the new policy immediately.
Author's summary: Ghana makes mother tongue instruction compulsory.