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The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to strictly enforce the use of mother-tongue instruction in all schools across the country. According to the Minister, the directive forms part of ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening the education sector and promoting the use of local languages in teaching and learning. Speaking at the launch of the Free Tertiary Education Programme for Persons Living with Disabilities, Mr. Iddrisu emphasised that the initiative is designed to improve comprehension and learning outcomes, especially at the basic education level, by encouraging teachers to use local languages as a medium of instruction. “I am directing the DG of the GES and the GES that from today, teacher use of mother tongue instruction is now compulsory in all Ghanaian schools. The GES is to ensure strict enforcement of this…This is part of President Mahama’s reset agenda,” he said.
