Ellen Ama Daaku, a communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has questioned President John Dramani Mahama’s campaign pledge to cancel teacher licensure exams, urging the government to either fulfil the promise or clarify its position.
Speaking on Asaase Radio’s The Forum, over the weekend Daaku said she was surprised the proposal to cancel licensure exams was made in the first place, arguing that certification is fundamental to professional standards.
Disservice
She further questioned whether adequate consultation informed the policy, pointing to the role of the NDC’s manifesto committee.
“I am still surprised why President Mahama thought that cancelling licensure exams for teachers was a good thing to do. What profession does not need certification?” she said.
“I don’t know who advised him… I just think that the NDC manifesto committee did not do President Mahama any good,” she said.
She argued that teachers, like other professionals, must be certified before entering the classroom.
“The people we are entrusting our children’s education to, they should not just pass through the system without certification,” she said.
Honour promise
She called on the administration to honour its campaign commitment if it intends to maintain credibility.
“After taking over, you realise that teachers cannot just go like that without certification… now you are trying to backtrack,” she added.
“He has to cancel it. It is your promise. Otherwise, those you promised are waiting for you,” she said.
The comments come amid ongoing debate over teacher licensure exams in Ghana, with the government indicating reforms rather than a full cancellation of the system.
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