The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awuribe, has accused both the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the previous administration of prematurely announcing that the Savannah College of Education had been absorbed by the government and had attained public status.

According to him, the rush to publish the said update on the GTEC website was only aimed at scoring political points.

Reacting to concerns raised by trainee students in an interview with JoyNews regarding the college's status, the Regional Minister criticised GTEC and the Nana Addo-led administration for handling the matter poorly.

He assured students of the government’s commitment to fast-tracking the process for the college’s proper absorption into the public system.

"We are making sure that we get the Savannah College of Education absorbed as quickly as possible, and before they graduate, they will be graduating in a public institution," he said.

Mr Be-Awuribe pleaded that "they should lay down their arms."

He added that there's no need to close down the school.

"They are working earnestly on that, and I can reassure assure the school neighborhood, definitely get the process."