The government provides 80 additional vehicles to secondary schools.
At a brief ceremony in Accra on Thursday, 80 vehicles, including 75 buses and five pickup trucks, were distributed to some second cycle schools.
Beneficiary schools were those that did not receive vehicles during the third batch of distribution to ensure students' comfort and safety during field trips.
From 2020, the government will distribute 275 buses, 420 pickup trucks, and 493 motorcycles to schools and agencies across the country.
In March 2020, the government distributed 365 pickups out of 830 purchased, 120 buses, and 493 motorcycles to circuit supervisors out of 2,000 purchased.
Speaking at the ceremony in Accra, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia expressed the government's commitment to providing quality secondary education as part of its transformation agenda.
Aside from the provision of vehicles, the Vice President stated that the government had invested in infrastructure projects such as classroom blocks, dormitories, canteens, and ICT centers. He praised the Education Ministry and the GETFund Secretariat for doing an outstanding job in securing the vehicles and urged the beneficiary institutions to ensure proper maintenance culture in order to extend their lifespan.
Dr. Bawumia reaffirmed the government's unwavering commitment to implementing the Free Senior High School Policy, noting that enrollment in secondary schools has increased by 50 percent since its implementation.
The education minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, reaffirmed the government's commitment to providing a reliable transportation system for schools to ensure students' comfort and safety.
read also: GNAT aids National Security in peacekeeping.
As terrorism threats in neighboring countries intensify, the Ghana National Association of Teachers has partnered with National Security to improve intelligence gathering.
The collaboration, according to GNAT General Secretary Thomas T. Musah, is "expected to enable teachers to complement efforts of the Ministry of National Security to protect Ghana's borders" and promote peace in communities.
The Ministry of National Security has engaged the leadership of GNAT at all levels to "enable them to inform members on why it is important for the country's security to be safeguarded" as part of efforts to disseminate information on Ghana's National Security Strategy, he added.
Maj. Gen. Francis Adu-Amanfoh, National Security Coordinator, stated that it is critical that "teachers in all communities become alert and aware of their surroundings and pick-up signals," which would complement efforts to improve security across the country.
He also asked GNAT officers to educate members on sensitive information and signals required to assist National Security in maintaining internal and external peace in Ghana.
Rev. Isaac Owusu, President of GNAT, urged teachers to "assist security agencies in addressing conflicts" in their efforts to keep the peace.
In the first quarter of 2022, 49 percent of the 346 terrorist attacks in various African countries occurred in the West African sub-region.
On May 11, 2022, in Togo, approximately 15 assailants and eight military personnel were killed in a terrorist attack.
As part of its activities, the Ministry of National Security has also launched the "See Something Say Campaign," which includes a toll-free number, 999, for the public to provide information on any suspicious persons or activities.
Due to the emerging instability in the West African Sub-region, GNAT, as the largest union, has become one of the Ministry of National Security's key stakeholders.
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