Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has expressed concerns about the effectiveness of Ghana’s educational system, questioning why the country continues to face numerous issues despite having a high number of educated individuals.
He pointed out several problems, including poor sanitation, recent severe flooding, and the frequent damage to school roofs whenever it rains.
Speaking at the International Educators Summit 2024, themed “Reimagining Education for the Future We Seek: Africa and the World in Dialogue,” Osafo-Maafo argued that education should solve societal problems rather than create them.
“We have a change, but that change must be manifested into solving the problems facing this country as we go along. We should begin to think through education as a problem-solver for the nation. This is my simple message to the minister of education [Dr. Yaw Osei-Adutwm] and the whole educational system. We have a myriad of problems facing us in our education system.
“Our education system and its content should aim directly at resolving these problems, simple problems like sanitation and flooding,” he opined.