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The Member of Parliament Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, has backed teacher unions opposing the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as Director-General of the Ghana Education Service.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a Press conference, Dr. Apaak, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, said the president should have considered the views of the stakeholders before making the appointment.<\/p>\n
The unions have argued that the new Director General of the GES is not a professional teacher and is not a good fit for the role.<\/p>\n
Dr. Apaak said, \u201cthey are right. There are reasons why we have different professionals\u2026 Every profession tries to grow their own to eventually become the person at the apex.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo when you bring somebody who doesn\u2019t have that requisite background or doesn\u2019t meet their standard, it also affects morale.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Apaak also said the appointment of Dr. Nkansah would also breed more friction between the unions and the government.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt creates problems in terms of policy implementation because whether the President likes it or not, the director general would have to work with the teacher unions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have sided with the teacher unions because I believe they are in the theatre and I always give them the benefit of the doubt, believing full well that their request, in this case, is not outrageous,\u201d Dr. Apaak added.<\/p>\n