Kwame Owusu Danso (KOD), the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Movement for Change (Afrafranto Alliance), has shared a groundbreaking policy proposal by aimed at supporting the Zongo communities.
During a meeting with the imams and chiefs of Sekondi Zongo on October 16, 2024, KOD revealed that is committed to adding Islamic teachers, who teach in Zongo schools (Makaranta), to the Ghana Education Service (G.E.S.) payroll.
This pledge, made in recognition of the essential role Makaranta teachers play in educating children, was met with great excitement by the Zongo leaders.
KOD explained that Kyerematen's pledge is anchored on fairness and respect for the Zongo communities, acknowledging the invaluable contribution Islamic teachers make to the education of young people in Zongo areas. "For the sake of fairness, those who teach the children of the Zongo community should be paid just as other teachers are paid under the G.E.S.