Education Minister Calls on Otumfuo to Lead Campaign Against Indiscipline in Schools

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, to lead a national campaign against indiscipline in schools.

Mr Iddrisu made the call at the durbar of the 150th anniversary celebration of Mfantsipim School, graced by Otumfuo, in Cape Coast on November 14, 2026.

Delivering a speech, he said discipline is the foundation of learning, adding that the law take precedence in schools.

“If the law works, there will be order in schools. If the law works, students will learn and there will be self-respect,” he said.

“We call Otumfuo to lead [the] indiscipline campaign,” Mr Iddrisu said, adding in Twi, “Yɛmma mmra no nyɛ adwuma” – to wit, let the law work.

Hon Iddrisu indicated that Otumfuo’s moral authority and long-standing commitment to education make him the ideal figure to champion discipline among students and restore respect for rules and authority in schools.

The Minister said the campaign would support government’s efforts to raise standards in education and ensure that schools produce disciplined, responsible citizens.

He also urged other traditional authorities to support initiative.

The durbar formed part of activities that climaxed the 150 years of Mfantsipim School, one of Ghana’s oldest and most distinguished second-cycle institutions.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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