The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Dr. William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect amid ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Mr. Zakaria Abdulai.
According to a statement signed by Daniel Fenyi, Head of Public Relations at GES, the decision is intended to ensure that investigations into the matter proceed without interference or the perception of interference.
The two directors have been instructed to hand over their offices and all state property in their possession to the Deputy Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr. Thomas Kwame Boateng.
Meanwhile, GES has clarified that Mr. Zakaria Abdulai remains interdicted, urging the public to disregard reports circulating that he has been cleared of the allegations.
The Service has called on the public to remain calm and cooperate with the ongoing investigations to ensure a thorough examination of the matter.
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