Tamale Central MP: Better schooling key to bridging north-south divide
Prof. Alidu Mahama Seidu, MP for Tamale Central, has said that "the only way northern Ghana can close the poverty gap with the south is by preparing students to compete on equal terms with their counterparts in the south." He spoke to final-year junior high school students ahead of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and supported them with mathematical sets. He was addressing students attending extra classes he organised in the constituency.
Prof. Alidu said the disparity was rooted in the late introduction of formal education in the north, which he said had exacerbated poverty levels. He announced plans to procure furniture for many schools in Tamale Central and said solar lights would be installed in schools after concerns were raised about electricity bills. His office has been resourcing health facilities with equipment and planned to extend solar power to the health sector. His team had registered many constituents onto the National Health Insurance Scheme. Most inner roads in the constituency were under construction. Boreholes have been completed in Salamba, with drilling underway in Gumbihini and set to begin in Aboabo and Changli. More than 37,000 pupils across the Northern Region are due to sit this year's exam. In total, 37,111 candidates from 808 schools have registered to write at 132 centres. Public schools account for 33,329 candidates, while private schools account for 3,782.
Tamale Metro Director of Education Nelson Konlan said there was "no variation" between Prof. Alidu's interventions in education and those of the late MP. He urged students to avoid examination malpractices as they prepared for the BECE.
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Tamale Central's MP, Prof. Alidu Mahama Seidu, addressed final-year junior high students preparing for their BECE exams. He believes education is key to bridging the developmental gap between northern and southern Ghana - but what steps are being taken?
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