The former education minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, known as NAPO, has described his four-year tenure as Minister of Education as a challenging journey that left him with “scars and health complications from the tremendous workload
Speaking during an interview with channel one on the floor of parliament today, NAPO, “Four years in the Ministry of Education, I left with scars – health scars.”
Despite the challenges, he described his tenure as transformative, saying, “The work was so impactful; that’s what kept me going.”
he noted, “When I looked back for the first time, the Cabinet Secretary decided to honor me just for the number of policies we brought out.”
NAPO highlighted the significant transformations in education under his leadership, stating, “We changed everything from basic education, from early childhood education through to university.
“We introduced early childhood education policy, primary school policy, junior high school policy, university policy, and tertiary education policy —the first of its kind in the country,” he mentioned.
“We also completely overhauled technical vocational education and teacher training. We saw these reforms through. If someone says data speaks, results speak.”
‘4 years in Education Ministry left me with scars—health scars from the tremendous workload. But we have seen the results!’- Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh reflects on his tenure as Education Minister. #CitiNewsroom #ElectionBureau #CitiVerify pic.twitter.com/BnadpanurD
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