Haruna Iddrisu informs EduWatch of nomination as incoming MoE

Haruna Iddrisu following his appointment by President John Dramani Mahama to serve as a State Minister has officially informed the education think tank – Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) of his nomination as the Minister of Education.
In a social media post sighted by Pretertiary.com, the Executive Director of EduWatch said he on January 16, 2024, received a call from the Minister of Education nominee informing Eduwatch of his nomination, and courting our support.
“Unlike the outgone Minister who was my friend, I have never met Hon. Haruna in person. I however know him to be an influential development advocate and former student leader. He has also been Minister before.
I congratulated him for his nomination and welcomed him to the hot seat.
His nomination reminds me of the late Hon. Baah Wiredu of blessed memory; an accountant who in my opinion, became one of the best things to happen at the Ministry of Education.
To succeed at that Ministry, you must be a good manager, organizer, listener and influencer-managing the resources, including the expertise available to implement your policies, and using your advocacy skills to influence resource allocation to education.
I assured him of Eduwatch’s support for building an education system which is accountable, equitable and efficient.
If approved, with good memory on my side, Haruna will be the first Minister of Education from the Northern part of Ghana in the 4th Republic.
The five northern sector regions, Oti and Western North represents the most deprived regions in education in Ghana.
The 7 regions have the highest number of schools under trees (over 4k), pupils without adequate desks (over 1m), pupils without textbooks, teacher deficits and percentage out of school children.
Eduwatch is ready to support in bridging the generational north-south divide in education access and quality while demanding accountability for policy actions and inactions, including the 140 promises in the NDC’s education manifesto.
With support from the British Government, Eduwatch has just commenced a project on Manifesto Promise to Policy Transition (M2P), aiming to provide technical assistance to the new government in translating promises into policies,” the Africa Education Watch Director said in the post.