A member of the Ashanti Regional Communications Team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Razak Abubakar, has blamed sections of the media and civil society organisations (CSOs) for what he describes as the deterioration of Ghana’s education sector, following the failure of thousands of candidates in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
According to him, the media and CSOs failed to properly acknowledge the investments and interventions introduced by the previous NPP administration to improve education in the country.
He alleged that instead of highlighting the achievements of the NPP government, some media organisations and civil society groups focused on campaigning against the party, ultimately contributing to the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Speaking on the Wontumi Morning Show, hosted by Oheneba Nana Asiedu, Mr. Abubakar argued that the NPP remains the political party with the clearest understanding of Ghana’s educational challenges and the policies required to improve learning outcomes.
“The Civil Society Organizations did not consider the situation that the education sector was facing. They did not consider where the NPP took the education sector from, when there was no hope for Ghanaians when it came to education. The NPP solved the situation, but the Civil Society Organizations did not have any concerns about how the situation was solved by the NPP.”
He further accused the media of unfairly criticising the NPP administration while failing to recognise what he described as the party’s achievements in the education sector.
“Almost 90% of the media lied about the NPP.”
Mr. Abubakar cited the introduction of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as one of the NPP administration’s major achievements.
He said the policy was introduced less than a year after the former president assumed office despite strong opposition and criticism from the then opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“The NDC spoke and again campaigned against Free Senior High School. They said the NPP could not initiate Free SHS, but we did it. I am even shocked that Ghanaians voted for the NDC.”
He also criticised the current NDC administration over the continued implementation of the double-track system in senior high schools.
According to him, President John Dramani Mahama promised during the 2024 election campaign to abolish the double-track system within one year of assuming office, but he claims the promise has yet to be fulfilled.
“President Mahama told us that when he was voted as President, he would cancel the double-track system within one year, but it is almost two years now, and he hasn’t said anything about it. For me, the NDC came to lie to Ghanaians.”
Mr. Abubaker further expressed concern over reports that the government may introduce an alternative arrangement under which day students would attend school in the morning while boarding students would attend in the afternoon.
He described such a proposal as an indication that the government had been unable to completely resolve the challenges associated with the double-track system.
Concluding his remarks, Mr. Abubaker appealed to Ghanaians, particularly supporters of the NPP, to rally behind the party’s 2028 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
“Ghanaians, let us rise and support Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by voting massively for him to become the President of Ghana in the coming 2028 general election.”
NPP Is the Only Party with the Knowledge and Expertise to Fix Ghana’s Education System”— Razak
