The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says the announcement of a proposed August 4, ‘Founders' Day’ celebration by government is purely strategic.
According to him, the Nana Addo-led government wants to shift attention from his “chaotic” free SHS policy which commenced a week ago.
“Nana Addo and his team are at work. He introduced his free SHS policy which we all know is not free. He (President Nana Addo) knows very well the controversy he has created in the educational sector. This headless policy is creating a whole of problems so he has thrown in this thing to divert attention,” he said.
Koku however noted that “Nana Addo wants to make J. B Danquah more popular than Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. That is what he wants to do.”
Speaking on NEAT FM's morning show ‘Ghana Montie’, the Deputy Chief scribe of the largest opposition party was of a view that the presidency “want to cover up the mess they have created at the education sector with this Founders' Day celebration”.
To him, the free SHS promised by the NPP is not free because parents are buying chop boxes, trunks, brooms, soaps, sponge, toiletries and other items before their wards are admitted in the various public schools.
“They say it is free education. Is the trunk free? Is the chop box free? Is the mattress free? Is the blanket free? Is the bed sheet free? Are the toiletries free? Where is the free education, where is the free education? Parents are buying chop boxes, trunks and other items and so where is the free education?” he quizzed.
Adding that "you have forced students to rent hostels when we have boarding facilities. This is nothing from witchcraft and a populist agenda . . . Who forced you to implement the free SHS? If you cannot implement the SHS, then don’t do it.’’
He slammed government for intimidating headteachers who are making demands for PTA levies.
"Because of Akufo-Addo’s populist free SHS, they have placed an embargo on PTA dues,"he noted.
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Mind you Koku, schools that use to register 10 students same time last academic year can now boast of registering over 400 students. You are short of ideas Koku.
what are you saying koku to buy box and blanket, there is no where in these world, goverment buy anything for first year stutents, Next four years when your party comes to power then you buy those things for them.
This shows that if Ghanainas make a MISTAKE and vote for NDC, free SHS will be cancelled. NDC HAS NO PLANS TO HELP THE POOR, NO PLANS FOR FREE SHS> They only CREATE, LOOOOT & SHARE
You sometimes wonder how some of these guys think. Put on your thinking cap sir! I'm sure all these these things you enumerated were free under your so called 'progressively free shs'
Koku, mentioned one social policy your NDC has introduced in Ghana. The GYEEDA AND SADA monies you l.ooted and s.h.ared could have used to introduce free SHS by your corrupt government. PEOPLE IN NDC ARE S.HAME.LESS BEING
Characters like kuko Anyidaho will not attract floating voters to join NDC because of their ***barred word*** commentary
"chop boxes, trunks, brooms, soaps, sponge, toiletries and other items before their wards are admitted in the various public schools." Then you must ask the president to buy tooth brush, toilet roll, comb, wrist watch, spectacles,plates and cups, lorry fare, minerals belt, calculators etc. Is that how to make politics. Shame koku, you must reason very well before you talk. If this is your campaign strategy for 2020 and 2024, then i am afraid the NDC would be in opposition for over 30 years. It is my prayer that you be in opposition for more than 30 years. I expect you and corrupt people in the NDC would return all the stolen monies to the state so that we can use them for other equally important projects.
KOKU, DO YOU REASON AT ALL?WHEN SSCE WAS INTRODUCED, THOSE WHO WERE IN FORM TWO GOING FOR THE O'LEVEL, WERE THEY ASKED TO WRITE SSCE IN THEIR THIRD YEAR?WHAT KIND OF ARGUMENT IS THAT? WHICH PART OF THESE WORLD DO GOVERNMENT BUY CHOP BOX FOR HIS STUDENTS? IS IT AMERICA OR BRITAIN?YOU ***barred word*** THING. GHANAIANS HAVE SEEN YOUR WICKEDNESS
Nana has created a total mess in the education sector, none of his policies seem to be working, the man is clueless.