NDC flagbearer hopeful, John Mahama has explained how well he would run the NPP’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy if he is elected President in the upcoming 2020 general election.
John Mahama, who was over the weekend in the Central Region to gain the mandate of delegates of the party as the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2020 general polls, told party faithful in the Cape Coast North Constituency that he will institute a national stakeholders’ conference to develop strategies to make the programme more effective.
“We shall come together and decide on the proper implementation of Free SHS,” he said.
According to Mahama, the NDC has “done it before”.
The former President also pointed out that under the tenure of fellow flagbearer contender Ekwow Spio–Garbrah as Minister of Education in the Rawlings administration, the government organised a national conference on education and invited teachers, the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Organise Labour and other associations to deliberate on the best way forward for Ghana’s education.
It was at that conference, Mr Mahama said, that “a decision was taken to introduce the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund) as a means of financing education in Ghana”.
He, therefore, vowed that if he gets the mandate to become President again, he would organise a similar conference that will culminate in the production of strategies that will ensure that the Free SHS programme is better-run under his presidency than what the Akufo-Addo government is currently doing.
However, President Akufo-Addo has stated that the determination by some elements within the National Democratic Congress to “review the Free Senior High School policy if voted into office” only means the eventual collapse of the policy.
According to President Akufo-Addo, the Ghanaian people should be alarmed by the proposal of the NDC and its presidential aspirant, John Dramani Mahama, for a review of the Free SHS policy – a policy which has ensured that 270,000 more Ghanaian children, in 2017 and 2018, have gained access to Senior High School.
“I am alarmed by this concept of the review. This is because anytime our political opponents try anything of this sort, it leads the policy in question into a coma. We all remember the NHIS one-term premium payment review pledge. Not only did the review not materialize, but they also succeeded in degrading the policy,” the President lamented.
He continued, “I honestly suspect reviewing the Free SHS policy means collapsing it. But, I doubt the Ghanaian people will allow this brilliant policy to be collapsed by anyone.”
Source: The Publisher
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SUCH AN 1DIOT...U THINK WE ARE ***barred word*** ERRR...WAIT THEYLL GIVE U NEXT CHANCE IN HELL..JOHN
This is what happens when you steel Soo much money and you don't know what to do with it. Charley bring am they chop for you and if you decide not to spread money for the campaign Massa Nana will embarrasse you big time.
foooouuuuuuuol and ollleeee we will not give 0.0000000 second, to come and steaaallllll our monies, fiafitor, u and ur families and n,d,c executive will go to prison balawo, gh pp.
In your wildest dreams Mahama
I don't know what makes JDM thinks that after the humiliating defeat in the 2016 elections, he could win the sympathy of the millions that rejected him. It is better for him to reconsider his decision before another defeat.
Mahama sounds so wise when he is silent
Hahahahahahahah, I laugh release air hahaha
I thought Mahamma said he was going to do it progressively free so how come we should give him a chance to come and fine tune it.. This man is really confused.. God knows your intentions..Please Park somewhere becos am not paying for school fees at least I can save the money for my kids university education. God Bless u Nana..
A manufacturer of a car knows the car better than a repairer! Akuffo Addo is the manufacturer of FREE SHS and giving the time and resources, he will definitely move and solve all the challenges you (JM) assume confronts the Programme. Ghanaians won’t give you (the Repairer) any 2nd chance for you to come and do any unnecessary adjustments and finally collapse it like you did to NHIS. We will give that second chance, third, fourth and more to NPP to improve on what they have started.
Ahhhh is this a dream, fantasy or reality? Someone impregnates a woman, nurtured the pregnancy till birth then another man who criticises the man responsible for the pregnancy as a non-performer, comes to say I can look after the baby better just that I am not capable of that feat. Is it the case of adoption or fostering? This is not only si..ly and ridiculous but unthinkable. This Mahama of a man doesn’t cease to be a joker and a pretender . Where is mankind’s conscience and sincerity? Honestly, some people have no shame even in disgrace. Mahama’s utterances can be seriously annoying and irritating. Masa odjanfon get lost.