GES directs Ashanti Regional Education Director and Obuasi East Director to step aside over Obuasi SHTS scandal

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Dr. William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi East Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect.

The directive is contained in an immediate release issued on October 20, 2026, with reference number GES/HQ/PR/26/160, and signed by the Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi.

According to the GES, the decision forms part of ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Mr Zakaria Abdulai.

The Service says the decision is intended to ensure that the investigations proceed without potential interference, or the perception of it.

The two directors are to hand over their offices and all state property in their possession to the Deputy Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr Thomas Kwame Boateng.

The GES further clarified that the headmaster of Obuasi SHTS also remains interdicted, urging the public to ignore any news making the rounds that he has been cleared.

“Management calls for calm, support and cooperation as thorough investigation into the matter continues,” the statement added.

Read the full statement below:

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