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Ghana TVET Service condemns KNUST SHS assistant headmaster over misconduct
The Ghana TVET Service has condemned the conduct of Mr. Charles Akwasi Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School, after a viral video showed him in an alleged incident with a female student.
In a statement, the Service described the act as “a gross violation of trust, an abuse of authority, and a direct attack on the values of dignity and safety that every school must uphold.”
It said educational leaders have a duty to protect learners, model integrity, and create safe environments, stressing that any breach of this responsibility damages public trust in the education system.
Although KNUST SHS does not fall directly under the Ghana TVET Service, the Service pledged solidarity with institutions working to protect students.
It called on education authorities, law enforcement, and the judicial system to investigate the matter and take swift action.
The TVET Service also highlighted its Safe School Initiative, a nationwide programme aimed at protecting students from abuse, harassment, and maltreatment.
It urged parents, teachers, and learners to report misconduct, assuring that all cases would be dealt with firmly.
“The safety and well-being of learners remain our highest priority. Misconduct of this nature will not be tolerated under any circumstances,” the statement said.
It further warned that heads of TVET institutions who breach professional standards would face strict disciplinary measures, including dismissal.
The service reaffirmed its commitment to building safe learning spaces and a culture of accountability through technical and vocational education.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Richard Appiah, the footballer who killed two children and stored part of their bodies in a fridge at Abesim in the Bono Region in 2021 has been handed a lifetime sentence.
This was after a five member panel of judges at the Accra High Court returned a verdict of guilty against the convict.
Appiah, 32, also a draughtsman would spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of murder.
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BY MALIK SULLEMANA
