“Students enjoying free SHS are being bitten by mosquitoes because there is no school building to sit in to learn; they are getting pregnant here and there because when their track ends and they go home, they have nothing to do; that is why we were advocating for infrastructure,” the deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Otokunor said.
Peter Otokunor was reacting to recent comments made by President Akufo-Addo regarding the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
The President, while addressing staff and students of the Bolgatanga SHS, said: "this policy has come to stay. I know that there are people in this country who don't want this policy, who have been campaigning against this policy and they are dreaming that they are going to come back to power to cancel the policy."
His remarks has generated a lot of reactions especially from the opposition NDC who feel President Akufo-Addo’s attack on John Mahama is unnecessary.
Adding his voice to the debate in an interview on Neat FM, Otokunor feels ‘Akufo-Addo has lost touch’ with issues because Mahama and the NDC have never opposed the Free SHS policy.
“He is not in touch with the reality in this country; he is completely out of touch because NDC has continuously indicated that we will review the free SHS policy. Never had we said we were going to scrap it . . . so if those around Akufo-Addo will not wake him up from his slumber, we will . . . " he said.
Listen to his interview in the video below
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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This shows clearly that NDC nas NO good intentions about FREE SHS. All that Mahama is saying are just to win votes. They will make FREE SHS unattractive and collapse it if they ever win power. Ghanaiana beware!
It's not even bad if Akuffo-Addo sets the topic and NDC follows with some good responses and well thought through alternatives. The problem is with the sort of responses they give, you can't even tell whether they are serious or joking. I sometimes don't understand why the party allows characters like this Otukonor to respond to such a critical and election sensitive issue. Seriously is this the best the NDC have to offer? Just the thought of people like Otokonor being part of a future government is frightening and I pray it never happens. Some of these guys are so empty it's not even funny.
NDC don't you have any policies to tell Ghanaians rather than focusing on FREE EDUCATION & PDS.By the time you realize the 2020 Election is over and it will be hard for MAHAMA to come 2024.If you have something better to tell Ghanaians start NOW or else the party will not be attractive to Ghanaians in the coming future. Akuffo-Addo is been SMARTER THAN ALL YOUR EXECUTIVES and the followers.They will set the Topic and you'll follow.Very soon Bawumia will drop its own
I guess only the beneficiaries will understand the importance of the Free SHS. NDC's plan is to attack the FREE SHS policy to make it seems its Ghana's all problems put together. The NDC is now only thinking about the next election but not the next generation. sad! sad!! sad!!!
Characters like Otokunor will cement the opposition of the NDC party in Ghana.How on earth Character like Otokunor speak on education in Ghana.
LOOK HOW ***barred word*** YOU ARE AND ***barred word*** WHO HAVE NO SENSE . HOW CAN THESE ***barred word*** HELP GOVERNMENT TO GROW. KWAKU ANYIDOHO AND KOFI ADAMS HAVE LEARN AND COME OUT OF THEIR ***barred word*** SENSES AND YOU HAVE TAKEN OVER
Do they know how much damage these stuupp!d guys parading as the spokespersons are doing to the party? How on earth can you prove that free SHS is causing teenage pregnancies and malaria? I thought Peace FM was just publishing anything that comes their way, but on a second thought, I think is it goo that they publish these stUUp!d behaviour to let the people know them for they are worth.
Peace FM do you want to expose them or just being sarcastic. Such concert party comments must bot feature in a serious minded media. You can only hear this from myopic and ***barred word*** minds. And it must always come from this bunch of ***barred word***- politicians.
look at this ***barred word*** man
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