Manasseh Azure Awuni, editor-in-chief of the Fourth Estate, has claimed that some high-ranking officials at the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service are profiting from the sale of school placement in the nation. By: Roberta Gayode Modin
Speaking on the "GTV Breakfast Show," he said that his attempts to persuade state security to look into the "Cash for Placement" exposé further and to detain those found to be responsible had been ineffective.
"Professor Opoku Amankwah requested an investigation by writing to the BNI, now known as NIB. They got going before stopping. They eventually sent us a letter informing us that the CID at the Headquarters should handle our request. After a week, the CID also arrived, and he also stopped," he told.
He continued by saying that there is proof that the probe was halted by some influential individuals for obvious reasons.
The Director General, Professor Opoku Amankwah, allegedly did not order the inquiry to be conducted because "some powers from above made the security agency cease the investigation," according to information he obtained while conducting his investigation.
Mr. Awuni urged the Ministry of Education to take the initiative in prosecuting the offenders. He did, however, say that his organization will make decisions based on legal counsel.
Following the broadcast of the investigative piece, the police have detained 8 people.
The Fourth Estate's investigation, "School Placement for Sale," reveals how some parents pay substantial sums of money to Ministry of Education employees in order to have their children admitted to category A schools.
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