His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has intervened in the dismissal of 8 Chiana Senior High School who taped themselves reigning harsh insults at the President.
The President’s intervention took place after his attention was drawn to the dismissal of the 8 students, said by the Ministry of Education in reference to a release on Friday, January 3, 2023.
According to Kwasi Kwarteng, Spokesperson of the Ministry, “the President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has intervened in the above subject matter after it was drawn to his attention.
“Consequently, the Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has directed the Ghana Education Service to consider an alternative disciplinary action against the students.”
The student were seen in a video on social media in November 2022, using vulgar words at the President.
The Ghana Education Service, has granted the request by the authorities of the school for the dismissal of the 8 students.
The statement read, “Management of Ghana Education Service(GES) has given approval for the dismissal of eight students with immediate effect to serve as deterrence to other students”.
The statement regarded the conduct as an abuse of the codes and conduct in Ghana’s education system.