The Ministry of Education says it has not appointed or mandated any person or persons as Free SHS Ambassadors to go round Senior High Schools in the country to campaign for the Government of President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Responding to a video circulating on social media purporting to be of a person carrying himself as Free SHS Ambassador and addressing SHS students, the Ministry indicated in a statement signed by its Communications Director, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, that it has also taken notice of a statement by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The NDC had alleged that government was using a dishonest means to campaign in Senior High School nationwide.
It said persons who brand themselves as Free SHS ambassadors were going to schools purposely to campaign for the government ahead of the 2020 general elections.
NDC’s Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, in a communique, argued that the party has seen a video which backs its claim.
The opposition party said in its communique that “In that video, the gentleman who is clad in a T-shirt with the inscription “Free SHS Ambassador” boldly embossed on it, could be heard indoctrinating a gathering of young SHS students to campaign to their colleagues and parents to vote for President Akufo-Addo in the 2020 General Elections.”
It added that the NDC was aware the alleged campaign activity has the “approval and support of the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service (GES).”
But the Education Ministry says it was conducting investigations to ascertain the facts surrounding the video.
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Source: Daily Guide
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The Npp have the legal right to let those children know the meaning of having free education.because for sure if by mistake Ghanaians vote for the Notorious discarded criminals.they will abolished the Free shs policy
So opposition parties are forbidden to campaign in SHS but the NPP and its supporters/FSHS Ambassadors are free to do so?? Am not sure you gave this same comments when the Tempani SHS Head was fired by this same government for allowing NDC National Executive Member to campaign in his school. May the Good Lord forgive us!
Enyimguase paaaa nie! The NPP government is a big disgrace to Ghana. If you think free SHS is good, why are you still campaigning for the benefiacries to vote you. If it is good the children themselves know. Looking at the uninspiring presentation and the sad faces of the students I can conclude that the free SHS is likely to send npp to opposition. The students could see clearly from this campaign that it is an attempt to manipulate them and you know students, the will vote against you for this kind of stoupidity.
Let us not behave as ostriches, political campaigning goes on in Secondary schools all the time, what are they crying about?
THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES MUST BE SANCTIONED JUST LIKE IT WAS DID TO THE AUTHORITIES IN THE SCHOOL WHERE NDC ORGANIZER (AKAMBA) CAMPAIGNED SOME FEW MONTHS BACK
This is NDC ploy.
VERY GOOD OF YOU (GOVERNMENT) TO COME OUT IMMEDIATELY TO DISOWN THIS IMPOSTER. DEMOCRACY MUST BE SEEN TO BE CLEAN AND NOT DIRTY. CONGRATS FOR THAT. ALL THE SAME THE SCHOOL SUCH A VIDEO WAS SHOT FROM (TAKEN) THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES MUST BE CAUTIONED OR BROUGHT TO BOOK FOR ALLOWING THEIR STUDENTS TO VISIT SUCH GATHERINGS. WE SHOULD NOT POLUTE THE YOUNG MINDS. OK?