“Constitutional Breach”: CDM Blasts Gov’t Over 30,000 Teacher-Less Classrooms

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has launched a stinging critique of the government, accusing it of a fundamental failure to uphold its constitutional mandate to provide education to Ghana’s children.

In a strongly worded statement, the advocacy group claimed that the government is in direct violation of Article 25(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution, which guarantees the right to Free, Compulsory and Universal Basic Education (FCUBE).

A Systemic Failure

The group’s accusations center on a staggering statistic: over 30,000 classrooms across the country currently stand empty of instructors. CDM argues that this is not merely a logistical oversight but a calculated “policy failure” that undermines the future of the nation’s youth.

“This situation represents not only policy failure, but a direct violation of Ghana’s constitutional obligation,” the group’s conveners asserted. “Where teachers are absent, education is denied and equity is destroyed.”

The 60,000-Teacher Paradox

The CDM highlighted a glaring contradiction in the current administration’s workforce management. While tens of thousands of classrooms lack teachers, more than 60,000 trained and qualified teachers remain unemployed nationwide.

The group described this as a symptom of “systemic inefficiency and poor workforce planning,” noting that the promise of free education is rendered “meaningless” if there is no one at the front of the classroom to deliver instruction.

Demands for Transparency

The CDM is now calling for immediate government intervention to bridge the gap between unemployed professionals and neglected students. The group’s demands include:

• Clear Recruitment Timelines: The government must publish exactly when the 60,000 idle teachers will be deployed.
• Restoration of Public Confidence: A call for decisive action to prove that the FCUBE policy is more than just a political slogan.
• Transparency in Planning: Better data sharing regarding teacher distribution across rural and urban districts.

As the debate over the quality of public education intensifies, the government is yet to release a formal rebuttal to the CDM’s claims of a constitutional breach.