Audio Attachment: Listen to Fred Agbenyo on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo' |
NDC Deputy Communications Director, Fred Agbenyo has dismissed reports that the Akufo-Addo government is successfully rolling out the implementation of their free SHS policy.
The free SHS policy, which has ensured that students benefit from free education in the country; comes as a relief to Ghanaians.
The policy formed a major part of the campaign promises of the governing New Patriotic Party.
The policy which began in September this year has been warmly welcomed by Ghanaians who continue to praise the government for fulfilling its promise.
Commenting on the policy on Peace FM's Kokrokoo, Fred Agbenyo stressed that there are several challenges with the policy and so the government should not pat itself on the back for kick-starting the programme.
According to him, instead of President Akufo-Addo and his government prancing in joy, they should rather admit to the challenges in order to create "credibility for politicians" in the country.
Fred Agbenyo noted that the government has deceived Ghanaians into thinking that they have made education free in the country.
He said "parents will still have to incur some cost. So, that must be made clear…How do you call it free? It’s progressive”.
Listing some challenges fraught with the free SHS programme, he indicated that parents of students in some schools in the Volta Region, will have to cough up monies to "buy one metal trunk. You’ll buy one chop box. You’ll buy one student size mattress. You will buy one pillow and one electric iron…one blanket, one cover cloth, two sets of night gowns. You’ll buy pyjamas, umbrella, rain coat, handkerchiefs, sets of black sandals, white canvass, cutlery” and so forth as their children go to the Senior High School.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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You see another wizard, gyimigyimi
Someone should ask that low-minded boy for me whether he wants the president to go and brush the teeth of students every morning before he accepts that SHS is truly free?
People like this are the reason why Ndc will be in opposition forever. So he expects government to provide prospectus for the students. Ofuuiii.
another ndc wizard
Fuuuulish boy.This boy is fill with so much hatredvfor Nana Addo.Abgenyo gyai gyimiiiiii kekano wate.Wizard
So Fred, If someone buy condoms for you,you want the same person to provide a woman for you? This enviable and Beyie subai must stop. Nana please send Fred back to school.
free SHS is not here, as for me i will pay my childs SHS fees by force because i am NDC
This ***barred word*** get stop. SHS is free so the government ought to provide nail cutters and tooth brushes also? What kind of baloney is this. We should use our waves for sensible discussions. This kind of attitude is disgusting.
Even in the advanced countries such as Denmark, where education is FREE, the State does not cater for the items that you have enumerated. You are "pardoned", because you are an ndc communicator and that no one is "expecting" any sound reasoning from you.
***barred word*** panyin to the highest degree!!! In the western world where basic education is free, parents MUST still provide for clothes, bag packs, stationery, field trips and in some cases pay for meals. The president has a least taken the burden of paying for school fees from parents. They also have to chip in. There is nothing like "free" education, in your own terms anywhere in the world. Ogwan funu ba, Aponkye m333r m33r, opete, okusie, gyigyimi ***barred word*** wai.