New Dawn for GES; Dep. NaSIA Inspector General writes on appointment of New GES DG

Michael Yaw Acheampong, Deputy Inspector General – National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA)

Over the past few months , I have been silent and subtly following trends in a clandestine fashion. I have opted to remain mute and indifferent about ongoing social discussions as well as economic and political developments in the media landscape; as I Continue to mourn the demise of my good hope and brother Bosomtwe Nyame (Alexander Owusu Ansah ) whose exit has rendered a wandering flesh left ajar by the soul.

Nevertheless, I am at this moment unable to hold the blazing rod any longer as I am coerced to break the silence on social media issues.
What straw has broken the camels back this dawn??

Reading from many articles and write ups including oral citations over the appointment of the new Ghana Education Service’s Director General has kept me sleepless the whole night.

Yes, opinions they say are like noses but indeed others’ best fit their looks whiles others’ despise their holders’ faces.

Yes , I am ably informed and have also cited an epistle from the seat of the presidency appointing Eric Nkansah (PhD) as the new boss of the GES, following the expiration of the legal 3years secondment provisions in the public service commission requirements,which makes the GES -DG , the ever young and talented hardworking educationist Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa seat vacant.

This appointment has resorted to many expressing their views either for or against his capacity to function as a person and as a leader of an institution that is bedridden with too much of bureaucracy and Top -bottom decision making approach and also having many actors who are either phobic to change or had-to-please.

Infact it is true that when the elephant has its feet on the tail of the mouse, one cannot claim to be neutral in such situations ; one would therefore have taken the side of the oppressor, in this particular situation. i therefore cannot act as a neutralist here. The need to pen down some few words to show solidarity and support to the young man and seek to encourage him to prevail and take dominion of what is under his feet.

I have known Eric Nkansah PhD for some few years now. And I am able to say he is one of the few progressive leaders in this current educational space I have known and met. The clarity of his thoughts and his cognitive abilities are unparalleled. His leadership style happens to be a all-hands on desk approach. He is known not to be in the realm of divide and rule, neither is he authoritarian and bossy. He is cool calm and delivers. The respect he has for his subjects is one that many actors within his space lack. His ability to unite all frontiers for victory goes beyond the never say die spirit. Indeed he would not only succeed in the administrative duties but he is going to be a great political addition for this government especially looking at the influence GES and CEOs in general hold for the political fortunes of a particular government.

I wish to place on record that many of the discussions and presentations from people who are touted as educationists or actors in the space claiming he cannot succeed are flawed and full of sensationalism and misinformation. In fact a typical example of premature ejaculation and a sign of suffering from mouth diarrhea is how best these authors can be described by.

Why would Ghanaians mostly begin with the phrase “ he cannot succeed in this office” anytime a young man is put in charge of a duty bearing office. This clichè always meant to sway people and convince them that the young cannot afford leadership positions until they are 3years away from their pension.

Same people who said, Mathew OPOKU Prempeh cannot run the ministry itself varnished after seeing the exploits of the then Minister of Education-NAPO Hon Mathew Opoku Prempeh. Their claim was he cannot because he is not a teacher nor educationist.

It is becoming my fear that the actors within the teaching space have always limited themselves to this believe, that if you are not into education you cannot lead any educational institution. I get worried if I hear teachers and educators preaching this defeatist agenda. I fear to say that most of those who sing this praises probably have stacked up their minds that they cannot and would not learn beyond the classroom experience to acquire administrative and technical knowledge in corporate governance and leadership, hence their feelings that others in other professions cannot also enter into their environment to take dominion. these same individuals are teaching our kids in the classroom to be able to FIT INTO ALL SOCIETIES they find themselves. Sarcastic.

What gets me scandalous is when people who are below 35years also jump into supporting this claim of he is “too young to lead “. Really??

Fellow brothers and sisters let’s all fight against this age stigmatization, something the methuselahs are trying to attached to the next crop of leaders.
Don’t support the self-acclaimed Methuselahs to crucify a fellow who’s claimed is too young. And then still turn around to complain when you see people who are above 65years working in big offices in the name of contract extensions.

All the great transformations around the world has started and ended with the youth.

As youths let’s us stand and fight for ourselves for the self acclaimed methuselahs to believe in us. Dr. Nkansah is one of our own. Let’s support him to deliver, most especially those of us in the education service in Ghana currently.

For those who are claiming Dr. Nkansah is not a teacher hence cannot survive the GES system; they are only exposing their selfishness, ignorance and lack of information. I place it on records that, that claim doesn’t hold any water!! They should do their research well next time. This is a man who has spent majority of his time within the education space including becoming a headteacher so where from these alomi- noise that “he hasn’t taught before “. Being a lecturer and handling other duties assigned to him at the ministry of education must tell you that he Dr. Nkansah is far beyond capable to deliver. I see a new dawn of our education system. I see a new dawn of GES transformation. The light that has ignited at the top of the tunnel looks brighter from afar. The transformation of our education system through the many reforms that begun in the erstwhile Kuffour regime and rejuvenated under this government with the second phase of it being led by the able minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum , I can see our schools becoming competitive under our new GES director general. Yes I see a new dawn. And I see new a GES.

To our dear teachers, especially the young ones, don’t think that those pseudo pensioners shouting, “he is inexperience and that he is not a teacher, are shouting for your interest, no!!!… they still want to extend their influence and dominion so that they would get their retirement extended on contracts where as you and I still remain their subjects. Yes we shall all grow one day. But for now let’s understand that the transformation can only begin from the young leading the front.

For the naysayers let them continue demonstrating their selfishness.

Dr. Eric Nkansah !!! congratulations on your new office. The entire National Schools Inspectorate Authority says congratulations and Ayekooo !! The family is strongly behind u. Together we shall fight this primitive thinking that the youth cannot handle his/her own affairs.

Ayekoo!!!! Dr. Nkansah

Scripted;

Michael Yaw Acheampong

Deputy Inspector General –
National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA).