Former General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, David Ofori Acheampong, called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) Director‑General to step down after the school’s headmaster faced sexual misconduct allegations involving 19 female students.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Kukurantumi show on Saturday, October 24, Mr Ofori Acheampong said the GES leadership must take responsibility for the situation, which has raised serious concerns about student safety and accountability within the education sector.
"In my opinion, the Director‑General of GES must resign and take responsibility for this situation," he said. He also questioned the headmaster’s claim that eight teachers had plotted against him amid the allegations.
"How can a headmaster claim that eight teachers have plotted against him when he is facing allegations of having sexual relations with 19 female students?" he asked.
Mr Ofori Acheampong warned that many people enter teaching to escape unemployment rather than out of a genuine commitment to education, arguing that the profession should be a calling that demands dedication and professionalism.
The comments come after investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni’s documentary brought the abuse allegations to public attention.
What follows is a call for accountability and a clearer response from GES as the education sector grapples with the fallout of the scandal.
