{"id":302872,"date":"2017-03-19T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=302872"},"modified":"2017-03-19T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T08:00:13","slug":"we-just-want-solutions-to-problems-nagrat-on-govt-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/we-just-want-solutions-to-problems-nagrat-on-govt-size\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re interested in problem solving; not gov\u2019t size &#8211; NAGRAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the public debate on the number of ministers appointed in the Akufo-Addo government rages on, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), says the number of people appointed will not matter if government is able to fulfill its mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, Vice President of NAGRAT,\u00a0Angel Karbonu, said all they expect is for government to work on issues facing the Education sector.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;IW0sIn5XnEewZxkWd9TpuyYHRKgPByjZ&#8221;]\u201cAll that we want as an outcome is that our problems are solved. So for us, we would not be able to comment on whether the number is too large or the number is too small. Whatever strategy that the President decides to adopt, let the general public judge whether the numbers are too high or not. For us, the outcomes will determine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outlining some of the issues they expect to be addressed, he said &#8220;There are things to do with remuneration, things to do with compensation, things to do with arrears, conditions of service, infrastructure and environmental deficit, bloated class sizes and so on and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following President Akufo-Addo&#8217;s final nominations, the Education Ministry has four ministers; \u00a0two deputies, a Minister of State and a substantive minister.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_290341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290341\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-290341\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ministerial-vetting-4.jpg\" alt=\"Ministerial Vetting\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-290341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barbara Ayisi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_302880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-302880\" style=\"width: 632px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-302880\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/adutwum.png\" alt=\"adutwum\" width=\"632\" height=\"419\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-302880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two deputies are\u00a0Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum and Barbara Ayisi, with the Minister of State at the Ministry of Education in charge of Tertiary Education, being Professor Kwesi Yankah, and Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh as the sector Minister.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197798\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-197798 \" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/prof-kwesi-yankah-1-1.jpg\" alt=\" Professor Kwesi Yankah\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Kwesi Yankah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_287026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287026\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-287026 \" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/f8206491-4a17-4f54-90e6-8b53bc802ddb.jpg\" alt=\"Ministerial vetting, Mathew Opoku Prempeh\" width=\"605\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-287026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Farida Shaibu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the public debate on the number of ministers appointed in the Akufo-Addo government rages on, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), says the number of people appointed will not matter if government is able to fulfill its mandate. 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