Former Deputy Minister of Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration commenced the implementation of the Free Senior High School programme.
Therefore, assertions by communicators and officials of the Akufo-Addo-led administration that it is the current government that is introducing the programme is wrong.
Government has announced that the Free SHS programme will start in September with the first year students in all the high schools in the country.
Addressing the press on Monday, September 4 Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, called on parents not to pay any fees demanded by heads of senior high schools since the government is taking care of all such expenses.
“Students are not supposed to pay any fees,” he said, adding, “As a matter of fact, PTA-levied fees like utilities, development levy, and even teacher motivation is going to be paid by the government, as a result, we’ve made it abundantly clear to headmasters that money should not be the reason why a student should not go to school. Therefore no parent should receive a bill.”
Dr Adutwum added: “Even if PTA meets and decides in consultation with GES that there is something they want to do and they want parents to contribute, it will not be mandatory. If Mr Kojo Mensah doesn’t have money to make that contribution for his ward, the student will not be prevented from going to school.”
But speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme on Monday, September 4, Mr Ablakwa said: “I think the NDC as a party we need to improve on our communication strategy. Free SHS is not starting in Ghana on the 11th of September this year, it is not President Akufo-Addo who is starting free SHS and many people don’t know this.
“Free SHS was started in the year 2014, three years ago. The NDC under [former] President Mahama started free SHS.
“We had a loan facility from the World Bank under the Secondary Education Improvement Programme. Under this there were four components; the first was to build the 23 senior high schools, the second component is the training we provided for Maths, Science and ICT teachers, and there was a third component called Quality Improvement Facility upgrade, and the fourth categorically was the scholarships for needy senor high school students.
“The agreement we signed with the World Bank for the next five years at that time – 2014 to 2019 – was on granting scholarships, and implementing free SHS for 10,400 students.”
Source: Classfmonline
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Serious comedy paa. Ablakwah. Haha! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.What a comic relief! I thought you people said it was not possible. May Ablakwa was dreaming hahahaha!
suddenly every policy of Nana Addo was started by the Ndc. Hmmmmmmm. the same policies ndc laughed and mocked Nana about. the Ndc have no shame!!!!!!
Hilarious Okudzeto Ablakwa never ceases to amaze some of us. 10,400 scholarship for students and u call that free SHS because u think some of us not knowledgeable. PTA dues, teacher motivation, house dress, extra classes (certified one) and other payments were borne by government of NDC and shockingly u turn back to say u brought free SHS. What do you expect when just after school u are made a minister? You'll b to say all manner of things to be seen working. One thing comfort and dats ''all these guys in NDC who carry themselves as been eloquence sat in class with others who topped their classes and within them know many others are intelligent and more brilliant than them and but for politics they wouldn't have gotten to where they are.
look at that bull with sharp teeth , he forgot by telling Ghanaians that they have created 1.6million jobs, and what am I hearing from that ***barred word*** again they started free SHS in the skies? he should come again. another greedy bastard
So we should forget Jesus Christmas and celebrate the birth and death of John The Batistuta. Come again Anlakwa
And he had the nerve to say this!!! Eiiii these NDC people and how the see Ghanaians. They tell 1ies boldly into our faces as if the rest of us have no brains except NDC people.
EVEN SEF, NDC CREATED HUMAN BEINGS!!!!!!!! ***barred word***, NATION-WRECKING NDC. NDC KILLED NHIS FOR NPP TO ANNOUNCE THE FUNERAL!!!!!!!
ABLAKWA WHY ARE YOU TOO LOUD THESE DAYS? I THOUGHT YOU GUYS IN NDC SAY FREE SHS IS NOT FEASIBLE? AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS YOUR IDEA? STOP BEEN SILLY AND WAIT TILL YOUR NUMEROUS CORRUPTIONS ARE INVESTIGATED.
Oh I pity you with your incompetent and as baby with sharp teeth don't talk without checking your facts for we the citizens need some respect bcos we live in Ghana and know all what happened. NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
ei saa.... hmmm yoo yati wai. But for the where?