Editor for the Al-Hajj newspaper and an activist of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Iddrisu Bature has categorically stated that President Akufo-Addo’s promise to fund the cost of public Senior High Schools[SHS] starting from September 2017 academic year is as a result of the good foundations laid down by former President John Dramani Mahama’s government.
President Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo as the Special guest of honour at Okuapeman’s 60th anniversary celebration over the weekend affirmed that his governments will fund the cost of all Public SHS student who qualify entry from September this year.
To him “free SHS in his government means in addition to tuition fee which is already free, there will be no admission fees, no library fees, no science centre fees, no computer lab fees, no examination fees, and no utility fees. As part, free text books will be given to students, free boarding facilities and free meals, Day student will also get a meal at school for free.”
The free SHS he added will cover agricultural, vocational and technical institutions at the High School level.
However, these promises made, according to Alhaji Bature would not have come to pass if the past government led by President John Dramani Mahama had misused resources as presumed by members of this current government when they were desperately speaking against the previous government to win the 2016 elections.
“Already laid down foundations have paved the way for the current free SHS,” he said.
Speaking during a panel discussion on UTV’s ‘Adekye Nsroma’ programme, he explained that “It is no news if President Akufo-Addo says this because the previous government made us understood that there would come a time in Ghana that SHS education will be free.”
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva Bedi /Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Absolute R.u.bb.i.s.h. Complete No.nsense. Nana started preaching about free education more than 8 years ago.
PeaceFm, does this man have shares in your company? Why do you always post these senseless articles here? What value are these articles giving your website? Check what your competition is doing and post pieces that will challenge our minds after reading. A complete waste of time
Allontey Jacobs says the Free SHS mantra is a lullaby by the President. Bature says it is as a result of solid foundation laid by Mahama government. Two NDC nunentities when it come to education are now the pillars contradicting themselves about Free SHS!! What a wow?? They better sh^t the hell up for Ghanians rejected them knowing very well that NDC could NEVER implement free education to the poor in Ghana.
So what. The NDC did not construct Ghana from the scratch. They took off from where others left off. They now see this programme is possible and will be popular so they want a bite of the cherry.
Free SHS a lullaby says Allotey Jacobs.
TWEAAAAA, NDC and her followers! Nana can't do, Nana can't do. Now it is Nana is doing because Mahama did what? Oh, ho, NDC!
Where was Mahama's "solid foundation" when Prez. Akufo Addo was preaching free SHS in 2008? ***barred word***
NDC can claim all the good things NPP is about to deliver. There shouldn't be any problem about that at all but they should be bold to accept the negative things in the same way.
There is no sensible person following this ndc no wonder the founder himself didn't vote for them and Mr ET Mensah a founding member is vying to be a member of the council of state who are to advise the president. Some wise people who were in the ndc have seen they don't belong there even the founder himself. If you have people like Bature, Kwaku Boahene,Otukono,Ablakwah,Koku Anyidoho the bull etc in your party how classy will you be? ET Mensah is known to have a class and it was a big mistake for him to have joined this group. Thank God he has found my country first before party so want to give out his best for his country. You don't expect Bature a son of an armed robber to repent