By The Ministry of Education has denied claims of misappropriation of public funds intended for the Wi-Fi for Schools program.
Recently, The Fourth Estate Media reported that the government had made payments to a service provider for Wi-Fi services in public schools, allegedly without the services being rendered.
In a statement released on June 3, the Ministry vehemently denied these allegations, dismissing them as “inaccurate.”
“The Ministry of Education wishes to address the claims made in a recent report by The Fourth Estate Media regarding the Wi-Fi for Schools Programme. The report, which suggests a failure in service delivery and misuse of public funds, is inaccurate and does not represent the facts.”
The Ministry urged the public to disregard the misleading perception created by The Fourth Estate Media’s publication, reaffirming Minister Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum’s commitment to ensuring value for money in all initiatives.
The Ministry clarified that, despite the approved amount for recurring expenses, it only disburses payments for the accessible dedicated internet, not covering the total capped monthly cost.
The Fourth Estate reported that nearly four years after the initiation of the program, high expectations remain unmet, with several schools in Ghana still lacking internet access. Despite this, Busy Internet, an internet service provider that appears to have ceased operations, received GHS 56 million. The contract has now been transferred to a firm named Lifted Logistics, which obtained only a provisional ISP license in February 2024.
