The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has opposed the appointment of former Koforidua Technical University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Smile Gavua Dzisi, as Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of management services.
NAGRAT President Eric Angel Carbonu argued that the role is a professional position within the public service and should not be treated as a political appointment.
Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Carbonu acknowledged Prof. Dzisi’s qualifications but insisted she was not suitable for the role.
“The person who was removed from that position was a professional teacher who rose to the rank of a regional director and was appointed as director of management services. The Ghana Education Service is not an extension of a political office.
“It is a professional institution. It is within the public service, and we will not tolerate the appointment of somebody who is not a practitioner within the service space,” he stated.
Mr. Carbonu called on the government to reverse the appointment immediately.
“We are calling on the government to withdraw the appointment immediately. She is a professor. She operates very well in the university or the technical universities, but certainly not in the Ghana Education Service,” he added.
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