The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to continuing worthwhile projects initiated by previous administrations, provided they offer value for money and align with the country’s development priorities.

Mr. Iddrisu made the remarks on Sunday, November 2, 2025, during the commissioning of a 160-bed dormitory and a 24-unit girls’ sanitary facility at Bimbilla Senior High School in the Northern Region. The project, which began under the previous government in partnership with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), was completed and inaugurated under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.

The event was greeted with excitement by students and staff, who described the new facilities as a major solution to the school’s long-standing accommodation challenges.

Commending the previous administration for initiating the project, Mr. Iddrisu stressed that continuity in governance was vital for sustained national development.

“I will be the first to acknowledge the initiatives of the previous government and to assure you that President John Dramani Mahama, under his resetting agenda, will continue with worthy, viable initiatives of the previous government,” he said. “If it is adding to Ghana’s developmental needs, especially in building manpower, President Mahama will continue it.”

The minister, however, cautioned that projects lacking value for money would be subject to review. He criticised the past neglect of several GETFund projects, describing such actions as a waste of public resources.

“We will not behave like them, when a number of GETFund projects were left to rot,” he said. “These actions do not give taxpayers justification and the value for money on that project.”