2025 WASSCE: We’ve not cancelled any allowances – GES fires back at former Education Minister.
2025 WASSCE: We’ve not cancelled any allowances – GES fires back at former Education Minister. The Ghana Education Service (GES) has pushed back against comments made by Dr. Yaw Osei-Adutwum, who suggested that managerial lapses within the Service contributed to the performance decline in the 2025 WASSCE. In a statement released on Monday, December 1, 2025, and signed by the Head of Public Relations, Daniel Feny, the GES noted that it had been following the public conversations surrounding the release of the results and found it necessary to clarify matters to ensure a fair national discussion. The Service described as baseless claims that GES had halted allowances meant for teachers. It indicated that there was no truth in the suggestion that any allowances had been withdrawn, explaining that the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department had already issued a public clarification regarding the delay in the payment of November allowances. The GES also encouraged the publ...