A viral video of some students from Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region slandering President Akufo-Addo has reached the Ghana Education Service (GES).

The second-year female students in the Kassena Nankana West District chastised the president for the economic challenges Ghanaians are enduring under his administration.

“Akufo-Addo, why? Why? We need your head for money rituals,” they shouted while using other unprintable words.

Reacting to the viral video, the Ghana Education Service has condemned the utterances made by the students, adding that “this unfortunate act is against every educational and moral principle in our society.”

In a press statement dated November 14 and signed by the Head of Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, the Service indicated that the management of the school has begun investigations into the matter.

Also, the school has reached out to the parents of the students to assist with its examination.

“We wish to also assure the general public that the outcome of the investigations will be made known as soon as it is concluded,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Education Service has rendered an apology to President Akufo-Addo and all relevant stakeholders in the education sector, as well as the entire citizenry, over the conduct of the students under its tutelage.

This is not the first time a student has lashed out against the president.

In August 2020, some final year students at Sekondi College in the Western Region rained insults on President Akufo-Addo over their difficulty  writing the Integrated Science paper during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The actions of the students were condemned by the GES, which later banned the students from completing the 2022.

Amidst the controversy, one of the final year students, Cobinnah, publicly apologised to the president for his actions.

Following this, the president interceded on their behalf and asked the GES to reverse its decision and allow the students to complete their exams.

In the Ghanaian society, it is the practice that the younglings accord the elderly the needed respect in spite of the situation they find themselves in.

It is in view of this custom that the GES and some Ghanaians believe the students erred, despite the hardships they may be facing.

Ghana is currently battling an inflation rate of 40.4%, hike in fuel prices, and higher transport fares. These circumstances have exacerbated the economic hardships some Ghanaians were already facing.

Source: The Independent Ghana