Former President John Mahama says he will make free secondary school experience beneficial for students than the “current miserable conditions our children are having to face under Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration”.
According to him, claims that he will cancel the policy are baseless because it is guaranteed by the constitution of the Ghana.
“Free SHS is here to stay. Indeed it is under pinned and guaranteed by the 1992 constitution of Ghana and it cannot be reversed by any government,” Mahama noted at the 27th Annual Residential Delegates Congress organised by the Ghana National Union of Technical University Students in Kumasi Wednesday.
He further noted: ” Mr Chairman, but all administrations including this one and any future one have an obligation to make it a qualitating and enjoyable experience for our children and I am determined to make secondary education a beneficial learning experience more than the current miserable conditions our children have to face. I’ll take that again… I am determined to make secondary education a beneficial learning experience more than the current miserable conditions our children are having to face under the Akufo Addo administration.
“Mr Chairman, at a later date, before the election of 2020, I intend to lay out in detail before all stakeholders and the good people of Ghana our blue print for the educational sector and especially our plan for making the free SHS program more sustainable”.
Mr. Mahama appears to be responding to claims by President Akufo-Addo that an NDC government will cancel the program.
“I know that there are people in this country who don’t want this policy, who have been campaigning against this policy. They are dreaming that they are going to come back to power to cancel the policy,” the President said
He continued: “I want them to know that they are not coming back to power, and the Free Senior High School policy has come to stay. They still haven’t woken up from their dreams; they dreamt in 2016 that they were on course for victory. They did not know that the Ghanaian people were no longer interested in entrusting them with power. They still haven’t woken up from their dreams”.
Source: kasapafmonline
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So who was your darling boy former deputy minister of education, Hon. Alex Kyereme speaking for? Find out from him what he has said about the free SHS for you in particular, and the NDC party in general.
Confuse person, John Mahama repeat what you said about free SHS during 2016 electioneering campaign, Ghanaians are not d@mps. Now you are doing U turn because you realized that Ghanaians have embraced the free SHS just to win votes Odwanfunu, Once John Mahama always John Mahama, JM yesterday is the same JM today.
I believe majority of Ghanaians now would have seen the reason behind why the previous administration lead by HE JDM started with infrastructure and capacity building, followed by the progressive implementation of the Free SHS Programme. HE the President, Nana Addo knows very well that what he said isn’t true and could never be the truth because the policy had already been started progressively. Discerning Ghanaians knows which of the two thoughts, policies would have saved our students better.
Ei,Ei,Ei! If you CAN'T beat them JOIN them!
CONFUSED party. He says one thing, Asiedu Nketia says a contradictory one, yet Atukonor says another. HAAAABA! It shows that ND does not believe in the FREE SHS. If the get the chance, they will CANCEL it!
Mahama stop wasting resources in going around campaigning cos honestly you and your babies with sharp teeth folks are not coming back in 2020. This time around we don't have short memories.
"Free SHS Here To Stay-Mahama" is an afterthought.
the last time NDC said they will review education in Ghana was the cancellation four year system back to three years. any review by NDC is cancellation eg Nursing training allowance, teacher training allowance, NHIS from National to capitation,from form five and Sixth form system to JHS and SHS System. what else do you need to know before you believe that NDC's review means cancellation.
I can't think far John Mahama. This man is indeed a walking confusionist la . He is soooo confused that he can even remember his own stands when it come to SHS.
What stopped you from implementing it when you were in power? If your plan is to grab the bauxite at Nyinahin for your greedy brother then forget it, it will not happen.