Mother Tongue Instruction Now Compulsory in Ghanaian Schools
Minister of Education Haruna Iddrisu has announced that using Ghanaian mother tongue instruction is now compulsory in all schools.
Speaking at the launch of the Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities initiative in Accra, the Minister directed the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure strict enforcement of the 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 native language, stating:
"The Ghanaian child was not born into an English family but into a proud Ashanti, Akan family and deserves to learn in that language."
Author's summary: Ghana makes mother tongue instruction compulsory.
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