Also known as: Dr Adutwum · Adutwum · Osei Adutwum · Yaw Osei Adutwum · Dr Osei Adutwum
Former Education Minister and MP for Bosomtwe who has criticized Ghana's governance transition system and attributed WASSCE decline to lack of education formula.
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the former Education Minister, attributes the 2025 WASSCE results decline to the absence of a clear education formula and has criticised Ghana's system of political transition as among the world's weakest, arguing that frequent leadership changes disrupt policy continuity in critical sectors. He also recounted his decade-long teaching experience in American high schools and his journey back to Ghana after meeting former President Akufo-Addo.
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum spent his childhood between Ashanti and Western regions, where his parents farmed cocoa in Wasa Amenfi. He attended Jachie Anglican Primary School but spent school vacations helping on his father's cocoa plantation, gaining early hands-on experience in the crop.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum spent his childhood between Ashanti and Western regions, where his parents farmed cocoa in Wasa Amenfi. He attended Jachie Anglican Primary School but spent school vacations helping on his father's cocoa plantation, gaining early hands-on experience in the crop.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has shared how his younger brother sold his only pig to help raise GH₵40 needed for his secondary school deposit after their father struggled to secure the amount through loans.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, former Minister of Education and MP for Bosomtwe, recalled becoming the first in his family to attend secondary school, describing the challenges of navigating the system as a village boy and the financial hardships that forced him to attend as a day student at Jachie Pramso Senior High School, studying General Arts with Mathematics and French electives.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →