By Michael Owusu Duodu, GNA
Bechem, (Ahafo), Nov. 11, GNA – Mr Joseph Appiah, the Assembly Member for the Bechem-Atekyem Electoral Area in the Tano South Municipality of the Ahafo Region has lauded the government’s ‘Teacher Dabre’ Housing initiative, hoping that the 2027 budget would capture the implementation of the initiative.
Announced by President John Dramani Mahama in February this year, the ‘Teacher Dabre’ initiative is a government housing policy designed to build 50,000 housing units for teachers.
The initiative sought to improve the living conditions and boost teacher retention rate, especially in rural and underserved communities in the country.
As Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance presented the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday November 12, 2026, Mr Appiah noted that the ‘Teacher Dabre’ policy remained one of the good initiatives of the government.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Bechem, the Assembly Member urged the government to implement the initiative and to motivate teachers.
Mr Appiah, also a teacher, noted that as a good idea, the government had to ensure that the policy implementation was well planned to benefit deserving teachers.
“I think it’s imperative for the budget to make provisions so that the government can build houses for the teachers”, he added.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Linda Asante Agyei