The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr. William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi East Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect as investigations continue into allegations of sexual misconduct at the Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS).
A statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of GES on October 20 said the directive forms part of ongoing investigations involving the interdicted headmaster of Obuasi SHTS, Mr. Zakaria Abdulai.
According to GES, the decision is intended to ensure that the investigations proceed without any actual or perceived interference.
“The decision is intended to ensure that the investigations proceed without potential interference, nor the perception of it,” the statement noted.
GES further directed the two officials to hand over their offices and all state property in their possession to the Ashanti Regional Deputy Director of Education, Mr. Thomas Kwame Boateng.
The Service clarified that the headmaster remains interdicted and urged the public to disregard reports suggesting that he had been cleared of wrongdoing.
Management of GES called for calm, support and cooperation from all stakeholders while investigations into the matter continue.
The statement was signed by Head of Public Relations at GES, Daniel Fenyi.
The latest action by GES signals efforts by the Service to safeguard the integrity of the investigative process as authorities work to establish the facts surrounding the allegations at the Obuasi Senior High Technical School.