Parliament has called upon the Finance Ministry to reconsider the allocation of funds within the education sector, urging a redirection of resources from the non-formal education sector to address challenges facing Special Education in the country.

Expressing dissatisfaction during a debate on the approval of 29.5 billion Ghana Cedis for the Education Ministry, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader, highlighted the inadequacy of the GHS600,000 funds allocated for special schools, including the Akuapim School for the Deaf and the Akropong School for the Blind.

“Even though the ministry has been allocated GHS29.5 billion, only GHS673,429, which is under 1 million, has been allocated to special education. Mr. Speaker, special education is something that we need to take quite seriously as a country," he emphasized.

Dr. Ato Forson urged the Ministry of Finance to consider reallocating funds to ensure adequate coverage for schools catering to students with special needs.

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, echoed these concerns, appealing to the government to prioritize special education over non-formal education.

“I don’t want to believe that it is a typo error. We need to spend more on the special schools, not the non-formal education. So I will want to plead that if we can do a reallocation from the non-formal education to the special schools, it should be done,” he stated.