The Member of Parliament for the Abetifi constituency in the Eastern Region, Dr. Bryan Acheampong has said that the respect we claim we have for teachers must be visible in the budgets we set for those who train them because they play a crucial role in the country’s development.
“In 2025, out of a total of GHC293.1 billion national budget, GHC31.77 billion was allocated to the entire educational sector, with just about 203 million devoted to Teacher Trainer Allowances, and it is not encouraging at all,” he noted.
The Abetifi MP, who contested the New Patriotic Party’s Flagbearership race and finished in third position, added that Ghanaians are yet to hear about the “Teacher Dabre” rural housing program for rural retention and the proposed 20% rural incentive allowance.
Dr. Acheampong was speaking as a guest speaker at the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education Founders’ Day Celebration on Friday, May 29, 2026, under the theme: ” CELEBRATING OUR HERITAGE, SHAPING THE FUTURE ETHOS at the College’s auditorium in Kyebi, Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly.
He further stated that attracting and retaining excellent faculty at a teacher training college in Ghana today is not easy; therefore, salaries must be competitive, working conditions must be dignified, and research and professional development must also be supported.
The Chairman of the occasion, the Twafohene of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council, Okatakyie Boakye Danquah Ababio, on his part, said, “A nation that doesn’t honour its heroes is not a nation worth dying for.”
“It’s therefore proper and commendable that Kibi Presbyterian College of Education has chosen to educate students and cultivate institutional memory,” he opined.
Okatakyie Boakye Danquah Ababio further said, the history of the institution itself reminds us that enduring institutions are rarely the labour of one individual alone.
The Principal of the College, Rev. Dr. Charles Fosu-Ayarkwah, bemoaned how illegal miners are encroaching on their 20-acre land reserve for various projects.
According to him, the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education is growing and they are planning to turn it into a fully-fledged university, hence purchasing the 20-acre land.
According to Rev. Dr. Fosu-Ayarkwah, these illegal miners are fully armed, and they have done everything to stop them, but it has proven futile, which is why they are soliciting funds through the Founders Day Celebration to use to fence the school to prevent them from mining on their lands.
Dr. Charles Fosu-Ayarkwah used this medium to appeal to the general public, especially philanthropists, corporate entities, and old students of the College, to come to their aid and assist them in raising funds to fence the school to secure and protect the land for its purpose in the future.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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