Former President John Mahama has said a future National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will not scrap the free Senior High School programme started by the Akufo-Addo-led government, as is being claimed by a section of the Ghanaian public.
According to him, his criticism of the policy does not mean he is opposed to the programme.
Mr Mahama recently criticised the government over the mode of financing the programme.
The criticism, according to him, was misconstrued by a section of the Ghanaian media to mean that the NDC government will reverse the programme in future.
He wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday, 28 November that: “There are no 'naysayers' when it comes to free SHS. After all it was recognised and enshrined in our constitution by the ordinary people of this nation who gathered at the Consultative Assembly and drew up the 1992 constitution.
“Disagreement over the programme is about the optimal pace of implementation. A more carefully considered plan of implementation adopted by broad stakeholder consultation would have resulted in clear policies and guidelines, which would have avoided the current challenges plaguing the programme and putting our students in harm’s way.
“This view is not mine only. Many in the NPP and non-partisan civil society hold the same opinion. It is not too late to hold a national stakeholders forum on the Free SHS Programme in order to carry the whole nation along. The current legacy-seeking and ad hoc manner of implementation will multiply the current implementational problems over the next 3 years.
“The false publication by a newspaper that the NDC will reverse free SHS is most laughable, false and diversionary.
“Free SHS is constitutional, it must be implemented, but it must be implemented properly according to a clear plan that carries all stakeholders along.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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Mahama. Is just an annoying mammal... You. Will not rule this country again... Go to Dubai... Cheap man
U have chickened out bcos u know realise it will cost u votes in 2020.Go on leaping before u look.
try and scrap it at the opposition...u r staying at opposition there till thy kigdom come....i think u have to scrap press conference
YEAH! WHO DOSEN'T KNOW THAT YOU WOULDN'T SCRAP IT WHEN YOU COME BACK TO POWER.OFCOURSE YOU WOULDN'T SCRAP IT BUT WE ARE WELL AWARE THAT YOU WILL DISABLE IT MAKING IT INEFECTIVE AND UNWORKABLE JUST US YOU DID TO THE NHIS.HMMMM...NDC? NEVER AGAIN.
Sir, haven't you heard your COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR, Solomon saying that NDC for that matter will reverse the Free SHS whenever they (NDC) comes to power. You are just saying something to entice us. Ghanaians will NEVER give the power back to NDC by the Grace of God and Allah. Wait after 20 years you said it could be ripe to be implemented. Ghanaians do not have Short Memories as you told us.
WHO IS ASKING OF YOUR OPINION SIR
NDC IS DOOMED FOREVER
Mahama most Ghanaians know you are incompetent when it comes to governance. All you need to do is to relax and see how the challenges would be tackled. Your new thinking about the free SHS is already known by many.
Papa,Former president even your 48.00 progressive SHS,your govt could not finance it. How can you finance a 1100.00 plus 1 hot lunch for day students. Ghanaians would not vote for any NDC presidential candidate to come and cancel this laudable education policy just as how you guys cancel nurses and teacher training allowance with flimsy excuses.No way. God will help Nana Addo to raise the money to finance it.This second term i will be saving 1100.00 and this money will be used to buy books for medical school daughter and supplement my engineering student son also, God bless u nana addo.
The look on your face sef, depicts how vision-less you are, it shows how bad president you were and i think your time was just a mistake for Ghanaians. God wanted to bless Ghana so he wanted us to see how cruel Ghana can be, if not given to ppl who have the know how to manned the affairs of this country. I dont Ghanaians would forget even ur insult, dead)(goat/ mentie obia, short#memory just to mention a few. We wont be that ***barred word*** to vote for u again. u can unity walk from Ghana to Lybia, from chorkor to adizababa, from maamobi to dua yaw nkwanta. we need reasonable ppl to take care of Ghana. this is the only country we have. away with ur incompetence......