The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated that the Free Senior High School Policy, launched this year, on 12th September, will be sustained and is here to stay.
According to President Akufo-Addo, “I know, and I am sure I am not the only one who has heard, the people who are mounting political platforms, speaking on television and radio, and putting up posts on social media, hoping and praying for this policy to collapse.”
He continued, “We know those who have a record for scrapping pro-poor policies – nursing and teacher trainees will bear testimony. I wish to assure them that Free SHS will be sustained, that Free SHS is here to stay. The overwhelming majority of Ghanaians support the choice that I have made in implementing Free SHS”.
President Akufo-Addo made this known on Saturday, 2nd December, 2017, when he delivered a speech at the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of the Kumasi Academy, in Kumasi.
The President stressed that there is no part of Ghana that does not recognise the importance of education, adding that “we have all accepted that education is the best route to moving out of poverty.”
It is for this reason that, on 12th September, 2017, he launched the Free Senior High School policy, to ensure that one of the biggest obstacles that stood in the way of access to secondary education, and that is cost, is removed.
“This has already led to an increase of over 90,000 children, who have entered secondary school this academic year, who would otherwise have dropped out at this stage. Free SHS has lifted the financial burden off parents, and the heart-rending anxiety that accompanies the beginning of every school term,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo was, thus, surprised that, because of political expediency, some would wish and pray for this policy to fail.
Nonetheless, the President reiterated that “my government believes that we have a sacred duty to our children, and the generations beyond in ensuring that, irrespective of their circumstances, whether of birth, status, class, ethnic or religious affiliations, their right to an education is preserved.”
On the teething challenges confronting the Free SHS policy, the President acknowledged that “there would be with any new, bold initiative”.
He told the gathering that he was inspired by the famous Chinese adage which says “a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step”, explaining that “we have taken that first step in Ghana, and we shall deal with the challenges.”
In dealing with the teething challenges, President Akufo-Addo stated that “Government has ordered thousands of mono-desks and bunk beds, as well as furniture for dining halls, staff rooms, computer labs and markers for classroom.”
In commemoration of Kumasi Academy’s 60th Anniversary, the President announced that, through the Ministry of Education, the construction of a vocational centre, and the completion of the Library and ICT Centre, will be done.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Please the talk is too much, most Ghanaians suffering and few are enjoying all is not well get to work.
Nursing and teachers allowances were intended to entice prospective students.
Mr President this comments are for serial callers. Pls get down to business
@ Frank i know you are one of those nation wreckers, you people love to see majority of Ghanaians being ill1terate so you and your stupppid NDC would deceive and steal from them. Never again are we going to allow a group of crim1nally minded goons (NDC) to manage the affairs of this country, free shs has come to stay you can burn the see, kwashia buuuului
The mask, it will interest you to know the Agric. Development bank was established by Gen. Acheampong the man you ndc hated and killed and called that a revolution which some people deem it as their rightful thing to celebrate against Ghana's humanity. Acheampong established the cooperative bank which was liquidated by the PNDC, Acheampong's time brought the Merchnnt bank which ndc president sold it to his cronies because of his brother, the same man Gen Acheampong's time was when Ghana got the NIB the National Investment Bank but this man was killed in cold blood but ndc thi*ves are roaming about planning to celebrate the overthrow of Dr Hilla Limann the man voted to power by Ghanaians and Dzifa Attivor and co think by celebrating the 31st Dec. that will save them from going to jail because they think at the mention of revolution Ghana panics, but they must be reminded that gone are those days and nothing will pull back Ghana. Those who did evil to Ghana by stealing in the name of politics will face the laws of the land they stole from and no bend no curve.
Agric Development Bank was setup with a specific mission and vision - Providing the necessary capital for the agricultural transformation of Ghana cognizant of the fact that farmers in Ghana are for the most part illiterate in accounting. Why then would anybody want its role in Ghana abandoned? Perhaps the ministry of Finance must structure as more of an acquisition - ADB acquiring the other. A forensic audit at both banks must precede whatever merger plans anybody has.
NDC please we are now wide awake. Go and burn the sea. Propaganda will not let you come back again.
Not true. I’m in NYC and I’m a student. New Yorkers pay tuition at college but it is heavily subsidized. If an out of state pays $9000 per semester, a New Yorker pays $1500 at the most. And this is for a state school, not private. High school however is free everywhere. In Germany schooling is free up to university level. All you gotta take care of is you accommodation and feeding etc.
tis only in third world countries like Ghana who do not understand the importance of education. All developed countries, good and free education is the reason, for example in New York city, being the richest city in the world still has free education to college. All state colleges are now free but America as we all now is capitalism which good social interventions. if baffles me when a part called itself social democrats without social intervention for his people. Its time to think Ghanaians. Akans take advantage of this social intervention and never vote for NDC because without the akans speaking regions they will never win power. The free education is the benefit of your great grand fathers cocoa, timber, bauxite, gold and other mineral resources that due to injustice the northerners lead by the ex-president is saying the akan don't deserve it. PLEASE PLEASE, PLEASE, akans of Ghana think of your children and the future. Nana Addo has done his part, its now up to you. A word to a wise is enough.
@Frank oh master adabraka why didn't your NDC government do same if is meant to win votes.I rest my case until prosecution commences. After duping the nation and making it dry,you people are thinking about 2020.You think u are dealing fuulllls right.Look at the messed your corrupt and incompetent government left.Wait a little while and when most of your corrupt former government appointees are jailed then you will still come and write these things.