The Minister of ’Education Minister, Dr.Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka ‘Napo’, has reiterated that the free Senior High School (SHS) policy will not survive under John Mahamah Presidency and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.
Hon. Opoku Prempeh who also the MP for Manhyia South Constituency has therefore, admonished Ghanaians to renew the mandate of President Nana Akufo-Addo in 2020to ensure the progress of the positive social intervention policy.
In an interview with OTEC FM’S afternoon political show dubbed ‘ Dwabrem’ on Monday February 3, 2020,the Education Minister, noted that the NDCs claims that there are not enough infrastructure for the free SHS programme is not convincing.
According to Napo, Mr. Mahama recently turned to state that he would review the free SHS policy when elected as president “after his earlier threats to collapse the positive policy was condemned by Ghanaians” , told the programme’s host Prince Ade, aka Dr Cash.
“Mr. Mahama’s father was a minister and rich at the time, yet he took his son (Mahama) from Achimota to the north to benefit from free education. Ask Mahama whether we had enough infrastructures at the time?”
He said several NDC lieutenants, led by ex-President Mahama, who is a beneficiary of free education, have warned to collapse the free SHS programme should they win power again.
Napo therefore entreated the citizenry to, at all times, vote massively for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) since it is the only political party that has the interest and proper progress of the country at heart.
He wondered why the NDC could even think about collapsing a policy like the free SHS, which has so far made it possible for every Ghanaian school-going child to be in school and get educated, when they get power.
According to him, Mr. Mahama, NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah and ex-Minister of Education, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman, have publicly vowed to collapse the policy if NDC wins power.
Napo stated that the NDCs’ open threats against the free SHS policy should not be swept under the carpet, saying that the only way to protect the free SHS policy, is to vote massively for Nana Akufo-Addo in 2020.
He asked if there were enough classrooms when Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, introduced free Education in the northern parts of Ghana, of which Mr. Mahama benefitted from.
Kenya to study Ghana to design double-track
Dr.Matthew Opoku Prempeh announced that the Government of Kenya has applauded Ghana’s implementation of the double-track system which has seen enrollment into the Senior High School and some other second cycle institutions double over the past two years.
It has accordingly, requested from the Government of Ghana, technical support and the design of a double track system to be rolled out for its secondary school in 2023.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com
