The Ministry of Education has promised to do its best to resolve all challenges faced by senior high schools with regard to infrastructure.

This comes on the back of some students in some high schools having difficulty learning and eating because of insufficient facilities caused by enrolment exceeding infrastructure capacity.

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng, in an interview on Prime Morning, requested the head teachers of the affected institutions to present the Ministry with problems that require immediate attention.

“…We take full responsibility and assure all Ghanaians that, wherever there are challenges, we’ll go in and resolve them,” he told Roselyn Felli on Tuesday.

In response to the complaints of some students who appeared on the show, he demanded that the names of their schools be provided to the Ministry so that prompt action could be taken.

Prior to that, the PRO also reaffirmed that the institution is always prepared to address all infrastructure-related issues and that the Ministry’s primary role is to rectify problems rather than complain or listen to people’s complaints.

Meanwhile, he has pleaded with head teachers to assist the government by indicating the number of students to be enrolled in their schools based on the facilities available.

“I’m still wondering why you could declare that you could take, for instance, 500 boarding students while you know very well that there are no spaces or beds for them?” He asked.

Some schools have reportedly admitted more students than their facilities can accommodate. This has become challenging as students are overcrowded in dormitories and classrooms.

Also, it has instilled fear in some of the students as they may contract infections from one another. Should the Ministry of Education be blamed for everything?

Regardless of who is at fault, Mr. Kwarteng asserted that the Ministry is trustworthy to accept accountability for everything because it is part of its primary mission.