Former Deputy Education Minister and Member of Parlaiment (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he has it on authority that, some students in one of second cycle institutions in Cape Coast are pregnant as a result of the Free Senior High School policy.
Since the rolling out of the policy more than three months ago, the minority side in parliament, especially Mr. Ablakwa, has consistently raised doubts about the effectiveness of the policy, insisting, at different times, that the policy may collapse because of government’s inability to sustain it.
There have been widespread reports of challenges with students either studying under trees or eating in poorly ventilated dining rooms. Recently in an interview, he was emphatic the policy will collapse in five years because government does not have the capacity to see the program to a successful end.
Speaking on Asempa FM Monday, Mr. Ablakwa, who declined to name the specific school and the four girls, said the policy has rendered most students homeless and as a result resorted to renting apartments outside of the school.
He said the situation is what has resulted in the pregnancy of the four students, whose identity he will not disclose.
The free SHS policy which was major campaign tool of the current government in 2012 an 2016 respectively, was rolled out in September this year with over 400, 000 beneficiaries.
It has however been characterized by challenges ranging from the unavailability of accommodation, furniture, poor feeding to lack of basic amenities at the implementing institutions.
Some members of the current government including Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffuor, have called on government to take pragmatic steps in addressing challenges the programme is saddled with citing his experience during a visit to one of the schools.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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I have always admired Hon Okudeto about his submissions as a minister. At a point I believed he was outshining the now minority leader hence a chance to be a President one day. But in recent times, his comments are so infantile and baseless. Hon Okudzeto please Voltarians are hoping that you become a President one day so stop sounding empty. Tso!
We know that even jhs pupils can get pregnant whiles living with their parents.If a former minister can do this analysis, then we know the kind of minister he was when he was in government.NDC said so many things about National health insurance.Mr Ablakwa if you dont have anything meaningful to contribute to enable the free shs succeed, better keep quiet.otherwise people will refer you to this old saying"empty barrel makes the most noise.Dont talk because you have the month to talk.
My God like seriously an honorable member? Students get pregnant and you say it's because of free shs. I never knew teenage pregnancy started with the inception of free shs.
Can u listen to yourself?
Albino keep quiet!!! Very ***barred word*** statement
So were all these people in charge of running our nation in the previous administration? OMG! No wonder they couldn't do anything meaningful for us.
One ***barred word*** statment
Politicians never cease to amaze. Do you know the number of SHS girls who get pregnant each year? Mr. Honorable, it is not the system that causes pregnancy but the moral decadence.