Mahama should wait 20 years before reviewing Free SHS policy

General News on Friday, May 3, 2019

Source: Daniel Kaku

2019-05-03

Mr. Kwasi Bonzoh, District Chief of Ellembelle in the Western Region, said that former president, John Mahama, should wait twenty years before he can dream to come back to review the program. President Akufo-Addo's Free SHS.

Former President John Mahama, presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), openly declared that he would re-examine Free SHS policy and completely abolish his dual system. way he was to win the 2020 elections.

Mr. Mahama made this insurance for the first time last year in the Cape Coast North constituency, during a tour that preceded the party's presidential primaries.

He told the faithful of his party that this policy was untimely.

Former President Mahama criticized the Akufo-Addo government for the policy and said he was convinced that the policy was struggling because the government had not brought together the experts and stakeholders for a national conference on education to deliberate on politics.

This solution, he said, was the way the previous government of the National Democratic Congress (NEC) had established the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) in 2000, to finance educational and cultural infrastructure. scholarships for needy but brilliant students.

He lamented that the Akufo-Addo government continues to flee a comprehensive approach to drafting national policies on sensitive topics such as education. "If Ghanaians get together, we can come up with a realistic timetable for implementing free SHS," he said.

The former president said the evidence of the ill-conceived policy of free SHS frowned upon was reflected in overcrowding problems he faces.

"Our NPP friends, they do not listen to advice, they think they know everything," he criticized.

But after talking to the media during the weekend after the inauguration ceremony for the construction of a block of 12-unit clbadrooms for the SHS of Senior Agricultural Nkroful, to provide enough of the last year, space at the school to enroll more students, the DCE expressed disappointment at the former president. comment on the Free SHS policy review if re-elected in 2020.

The WFD therefore called on Ghanaians not to take the former president's comment seriously, adding that the former president and his NDC members were already opposed to the Free SHS 2016 campaign even before it was implemented. artwork.

He said the NDC in 2012 and 2016 called Nana Addo a "liar" and said that free SHD would be possible in 20 years.

"These NDC members at the time called President Akufo-Addo a presidential candidate for the NPP as a liar who then declared that Free SHS would only be possible in 20 years." the same people condemn this commendable act, political, we must pay attention to their case, because they have already accumulated social intervention policies, just look at what they have done to national health insurance ", He underlines.

He added that "I want to tell former President John Mahama that the Free SHS program has remained, so he should wait until after thirty years to become president of Ghana again and use his mandate to review it," he said. but for the moment, the majority of Ghanaians have joined the program and some politicians say that when they come to power, they will cancel it, they should come to cancel it, we wait that they come to cancel it.

The late Lee Ocran, who was leading their former education minister, said in 2012 that Free SHS would only be possible in 20 years, and then former president John Mahama and his NDC would have to wait for the NPP implement it and enter into force. 20 years for the exam.

"These NDC members at the time called President Akufo-Addo a presidential candidate for the NPP as a liar who then declared that Free SHS would only be possible in 20 years." the same people condemn this commendable act, political, we must pay attention to their case, because they have already accumulated social intervention policies, just look at what they have done to national health insurance ", He underlines.

He added that "I want to tell former President John Mahama that the Free SHS program has remained, so he should wait until after thirty years to become president of Ghana again and use his mandate to review it," he said. but for the moment, the majority of Ghanaians have joined the program and some politicians say that when they come to power, they will cancel it, they should come to cancel it, we wait that they come to cancel it.

S addressing students when cutting grbad, the DTE asked them if the free version of the SHS needed to be revised or canceled.

As a result, he urged parents and students to join the Free SHS program, adding that the Free SHS program has come to last forever.

The DCE noted that since the inspection of the Free SHS program, the number of registrations has increased considerably.

"Since President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and her administration, which I represent in this district, have reviewed the Free SHS policy, the number of applications has increased beyond our expectations. Admission, tuition, accommodation and accommodation is free for students since the 2017-2018 and 2019 academic year, "he explained at the rally.

He added that "Free SHS policy is the largest social intervention ever undertaken and that as a government, we are very proud to be the first government and the government in power to have the government. boldness to implement this policy ".

"The disc is there so we can see it, obviously, if it 's not because of the Free SHS program, most of you will not be in school to attend this grbad cutting ceremony, "he told the students.

He revealed that "… and because of the prevailing policy, it has resulted in a shortage of educational institutions, so homeships and clbadrooms. Some people have said that we We had to wait and build blocks of clbadrooms before the free SHS, let's go together we started and today we are cutting ground for the construction of a clbad block of 12 units for the NASS ".

The WFD has stated that the dual-track system is being implemented to address the problem of school premises, adding that this facility will abolish the school's dual track system.

"This government will continue to work diligently to provide the critical infrastructure needed in schools not only of Nkroful Agriculture SHS, the GETFund recently got a lot of money to build these blocks all over the country and we will continue to make sure that every SHS, every technical school, every school in the country needing an infrastructure to train our children, has it for us to make Free SHS meaningful, "he said. declared.

He seized the opportunity to advise students to take their studies seriously, as they are the future leaders of this country.

The DCE, who went to high school at the SHS of Nkroful Agriculture, told students about his lifestyle at school and urged them to consider his lifestyle.

He also called on their parents to help their children succeed after high school.

Context

Free SHS is an initiative that was introduced in Ghana in 2017 under the administration led by NPP. Under this policy, the government would remove cost barriers, expand infrastructure, improve quality and equity, and develop the skills needed for employment through free education.

Since its creation, 270,000 additional Ghanaian children have now access to school.

Before the free implementation of SHS, about 100,000 students dropped out of school due to high costs.