Ghana minister’s spokesperson defends response to alleged abuse in Obuasi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu’s spokesperson, Hashmin Mohammed, says the minister called for the suspension of the head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School and investigations into allegations of sexual abuse. He responded to criticism from the ministry’s former public relations officer, according to MyJoyOnline.
Hashmin Mohammed, spokesperson for Ghanaian Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, said the minister had called for the immediate suspension of the head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School after being informed of allegations of sexual abuse at the school. He defended the minister’s handling of the case in a Facebook post, MyJoyOnline reported.
Hashmin Mohammed also said the minister had written to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, the public service responsible for education, to request a thorough investigation. He added that the minister’s office had found no record of a letter that former students reportedly sent to the minister and the Director-General on 26 July 2025.
The response followed criticism from Kwasi Kwarteng, the ministry’s former public relations officer, who called for the minister and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service to step aside. Mohammed invited him to publish any document showing that the minister’s office had received the letter, and called for the allegations to be based on verifiable evidence.
The alleged abuse in Obuasi had already prompted calls for an investigation into the headteacher accused of sexual misconduct, followed by calls for justice at the Ghanaian school.
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