Akatsi North MP calls for more teacher recruitment as district commissions new projects

Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, has renewed calls for increased financial clearance for teacher recruitment to address the growing shortage of teachers in basic schools across the country. According to the lawmaker, more than one million children in Ghana's basic schools currently lack adequate access to teachers - a situation he says continues to undermine quality education, particularly in deprived communities.

The Akatsi North District Assembly commissioned several infrastructure projects aimed at improving education, healthcare, and sanitation within the district. The projects include a three-unit classroom block at Nudowukorpe, two four-seater pour-flush toilet facilities and mechanised boreholes at Afiadenyigba EP and DA Basic Schools, a 10-unit office complex for the Akatsi North District Health Directorate, and an ambulance bay for the Ghana National Ambulance Service. District Chief Executive for Akatsi North, Bless Katamani, said the projects form part of efforts to address pressing developmental needs while ensuring taxpayers see tangible benefits from public investments. Head of Administration and Finance at the Akatsi North Education Directorate, Promise Avorgbedor, disclosed that the district requires about 180 additional teachers to adequately serve schools in the area.

Peter Nortsu-Kotoe appealed to the Finance Minister to grant additional financial clearance to enable the Ghana Education Service to recruit more trained teachers, particularly for basic schools in rural communities. Residents and education stakeholders in the district expressed hope that the new projects, together with increased teacher recruitment, would help improve teaching and learning outcomes in Akatsi North.