Deputy Education Minister, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum says former President John Dramani Mahama seems not to understand the double track system of the free SHS programme.
He has therefore challenged the former President to seek further explanation on the double track system.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed dismay over the decision by the government to include second year Senior High School (SHS) students in the double track system.
Despite the government’s claim that the double track system was not going to affect second and third year students, all second year SHS students are still on vacation, as they wait to go back to school in March.
The unfortunate situation has become a matter of concern for Mr Mahama who says it is not proper to keep the students at home for such a long time.
Ex-President Mahama said this when he addressed delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Sefwi-Akontombra on Sunday as part of his five-day flagbearership campaign tour of the Western Region.
He says attending SHS is a life time experience for students and it is therefore dangerous for any government to mismanage secondary education as the NPP government is doing.
However, speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe constituency explained that just as the system is working per their arrangement, nothing has changed and it follows according to their arrangement.
"The former President should be mindful of what he says else he will continue disgracing himself especially on issues such as this," he explained.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed dismay over the decision by the government to include second year Senior High School (SHS) students in the double track system.
Despite the government’s claim that the double track system was not going to affect second and third year students, all second year SHS students are still on vacation.
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Mr. Mahama and NDC, if perchance, you come to power in 2020, will you send all the double track students home, start building the facilities over a period of time, before you tell them to go back to school? Will these children be staying home on a very long vacation, then? How long will you take to complete all the needed facilities in the SHS? If it takes more than a year to do this, what happens to the children who would complete JHS during that period? We want answers now, before we appreciate your concerns on the double-track and SHS system.
This issue is a matter of concern but I am not expecting somebody like ex president Mahama to talk about this. He promised free day school which every student was suppose to enjoy just 38GH cedis. This man could not do it, so what is his beef now to talk about somebody's new development? He failed to even implement free day SHS so he is not expected to use this as his campaign to become a flag bearer of his party.
I am firm in my opinion that the members of the NDC from the Serial callers cum grassroots to the big Shots lack the ability to speak to issues with sound logical argumentation, without insulting. Even this determination was made by the murderous Founder of the Party, by discribing the vocieferous youth as babies with sharp teeth. Therefore,am not perturbed by their insults at all. Then, they don't know and just can't
Yes, Mahama needs education to better understand the system. We prefer triple track to young boys selling dog chains on the streets. I am ashamed this man was once my president. Only in Ghana will such people be voted for.
You only attacked Mahama Without giving us any explanations !
You can denigrate Mahama in whatever way you want but when in the history of this country will SHS student be on vacation for such a long time. You are just trying to keep this kids at home so you can have facilities to accommodate this your double track system.