General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has placed his position on the line should anybody be able to provide a recorded video and audio of former President John Mahama saying he will cancel the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced by President Akufo-Addo.
According to him, the allegation was conceived and hatched by some journalists on the payroll of the Akufo-Addo government.
Speaking on Okay FM’s "Ade Akye Abia" Morning Show, General Mosquito as affectionately called, insisted that former President Mahama never said anywhere that he will scrap the Free SHS policy.
“.....where did former President Mahama said that he will cancel the Free Senior High School when he comes to power? He has never said it anywhere and I dare anybody with evidence to bring it out…I will resign as General Secretary if anybody can come up with video or audio evidence of President Mahama saying he will scrap the free SHS. This is the creation of some journalists who are on the payroll of the Akufo-Addo government,” he asserted.
He maintained that the Mahama government in three months after winning the 2020 general elections will review the Free Senior High School policy through stakeholders’ engagement to resolve the gulf in the educational structure at the secondary level.
He reiterated that the lack of accommodation for the children in the senior high schools is causing teenage pregnancies as parents are forced to rent apartments for their children to live on their own, making the children especially the girls susceptible to bad people to impregnate them.
NDC Will Definitely Abolish Double-Track
Mr Asiedu Nketiah, however, vowed that the double-track system under the free Senior High School Policy will be abolished.
"....the Mahama government will immediately complete the school blocks which the NDC started and furnished them for use.
"...private senior high schools’ owners will be engaged to take up some of the roles in the implementation of the Free Senior High School Policy which is being poorly managed under President Nana Addo," the NDC General Secretary added.
Mahama's Promise
The former President, in December last year, promised to abolish the double track system being implemented for SHSs under the NPP administration if re-elected president in the 2020 elections. He could not fathom why SHS students should be overcrowded while the E-Blocks built under his tenure for the school-children remain abandoned.
"I will also work hard to abolish the double track system by investing in the expansion of school infrastructure such as additional classroom blocks and dormitories, and the completion of the 200 Community Day Senior High Schools to enable all our children attend school at the same time and have adequate contact hours with their teachers".
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when are we going to have a debate about ndc policy? they have none. they always feed on what NPP leaves behind. just take your time and look back all debates on good issues is from NPP
No government in Ghana can cancel free education,its in our constitution, but some bad method of implementing some of the program can be cancelled.This time around no way for npp to tell liars or twist other peoples language,we know you better now than yourselves
Mr.Asirdu Nketiah do not worry at all because some of uis can read and understand.during 2016 NDC and yourself ran numerous advertisement to disabuse our minds that Akuffo Addo is 419 because FREE SHS is not possible so why are telling us this uncultured grammar that NDC did not against FREE SHS . God will strike many of you death because of lies and deceit Politics is speaking the truth . look at your age and resorting to lies .VERY ***barred word*** and ***barred word*** assertions
Who cares about your ***barred word*** and unrefined NDC secretaryship position Mr.Nketiah does your position put food on my table or permit my children to enjoy FREE SHS education introduced by Noble and Wise president Akuffo Addo of Republic of Ghana which another beneficial of such noble policy wants to review and collapse the policy should i vote for him come 2020 elections because my brain is full of kerosene. Your resignation will construct my village road so please go ahead and kill yourself
GUM is Coming
THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. YOU ARE OF NO VALUE TO THIS COUNTRY. RESIGN IMMEDIATELY
NDC knows free shs is negatively affecting their fortunes so they are beating a retreat. They think all of us have short memories so will vote for them. It will be unpardonable on the part of Ghanaians to vote for them again.
DESPERATION HAS SET IN. THESE GUYS ARE TOTALLY CONFUSED AFRAID OF POSSIBLE JAIL OF SOME OF THEIR COLLEAGUES. GHANAIAN S MUST BE WARY OF THESE MUSKETEERS WHO WANT TO COME BACK AND CONTINUE L-O-O-T-I-N-G HIDING THEIR CORRUPT OFFICIALS.
CONCERT MAN. WHO HAS TIME FOR YOU AND USELESSLES NDC SCRIBE POSITION? WE WILL RATHER PRODUCE OFOSU AMPOFO'S TAPE RECORDING. WHY DON'T YOU ASK OF THAT TOO?