The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has said Ghana’s education system was designed during the colonial era to serve foreign interests rather than national development.
He said the system continues to shape how Ghanaians think, often at the expense of their identity, culture, and heritage.
Speaking at the Speech and Prize Giving Day of Accra Academy on Saturday, March 28, Mr. Agyebeng said colonial authorities structured education to produce a workforce that served their administrative needs.
“By reason of being a former British colony, our education was modelled on what the colonialists thought fit to churn us out as their half-baked appendages—not for our sakes—but to suit their purposes,” he said.
He further noted that the system contributed to the erosion of Ghanaian identity, including the suppression of local languages and traditions.
“Our own languages were banished from schools as uncultured vernacular… our culture and traditions were labelled barbarous,” he said.
Mr. Agyebeng stressed the need for a reorientation of the education system to preserve Ghana’s heritage while promoting innovation and leadership.
The Special Prosecutor argued that education must be redesigned to reflect local realities and aspirations because failure to do so may deepen what he described as a crisis of identity.
According to him, a strong education system rooted in cultural identity is key to driving national development and positioning Ghana competitively on the global stage.
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