Resetting GES Is About Trust, Not Just Procedures
I had the honour of delivering an address on behalf of the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service at our Internal Auditors Conference held at Achimota SHS, Accra.
The theme was: “Resetting Ghana Education Service for Effective Management — The Internal Auditor’s Role.”
At its heart, resetting GES is about TRUST. The trust of a parent who sends a child to school believing that the child will be safe and taught well. The trust of a teacher who expects fair decisions and the resources to do the job. And the trust of the public that resources for education will be used responsibly and transparently.
I stressed that a meaningful reset cannot be a new slogan on an old system. It must change how we make decisions, how we use resources, how we supervise performance, and how we respond when things go wrong.
We must move from reacting to problems to preventing them. From treating accountability as an event to making it a daily practice. The internal auditor is not an obstacle or someone who comes after an error has occurred. The auditor is a trusted source of independent assurance who asks difficult questions early, identifies weaknesses clearly, and helps management improve. An audit report is not the end of accountability. It is the beginning of the responsibility to act.
Let us reset not only our procedures but also our expectations – that concerns will be heard, findings will receive action, resources will be protected, and every level of management will remain accountable. Because behind every payment, procurement and administrative decision, there is a classroom, a teacher, and a child whose future depends on our systems working.
Together, let us build a Ghana Education Service worthy of the confidence placed in it.
By: Dr. Issahaque Munawaru, Deputy Director General for Quality and Access, GES
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