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A political think tank, Africa Education Watch has expressed disappointment at the rejection of a motion asking the government to absorb higher education fees this year.
This comes after Bawku central deputy Mahama Ayariga asked the Speaker of Parliament to approve the motion to suspend payment of admission fees for higher education students in the 2020/21 academic year.
In his view, it is of concern that students pay huge sums before being allowed to attend schools, given the negative effects on economic activities and the livelihoods of citizens.
He believes that many families are still struggling and therefore cannot afford the fees they are asked to pay.
But Parliament rejected the motion proposed by Mr Ayariga on Thursday.
In an interview with Mamavi Owusu Aboagye of JoyNews on AM Show, Africa Education Watch executive director Kofi Asare noted that it was rather unfortunate that lawmakers allowed politics to exclude the motion.
He said: “One would have liked there to be a consensus between the two parties on the need to provide a subsidy or remove these financial barriers to re-enrollment or access for many economically vulnerable learners.
“Politics took over yesterday’s discussion and so it is very unfortunate that we have let politics drive this motion,” he said.
In his presentation, Mr. Kofi Asare felt that there were problems with the motion and indicated that in future these motions should be concise.
“I think we’ve probably learned our mistakes and next time such a motion will probably have to come out much sooner and then probably have to be presented in a way that makes it more succinct than it seems at the stage of design.
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