Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress NDC has thrown a challenge to persons peddling falsehood that John Dramani Mahama will cancel the Free SHS programme in the next NDC administration to provide evidence to back that claim.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang addressing a gathering at Akyem Tafo Zongo in the Abuakwa North Municipality as part of her working visit to the Eastern Region indicated that the NDC will review the Free SHS programme, enhance it and eliminate all the current challenges bedeviling the programme.
“What I want everybody to understand is that we introduced Free SHS, glory be to God, we call it progressively free. We call it that because it is hard for everyone, it’s a known fact, but there are people who can pay on their own. Someone also wishes to pay for his/her children, but he/she can’t.
“Such a person, does it mean his/her kids shouldn’t go to school? We were also looking at sandals as well not only fees, but schoolbooks were also provided. And so, there was no bad news during our time on our progressively free, nobody heard about us, and everything was so calm, that’s how governance should be.
“Anybody who wakes up and says that NDC said that the NDC doesn’t want Free SHS doesn’t know what he/she is talking about. That person doesn’t understand what he’s talking about. For anyone to say that Mahama will cancel Free SHS when he reclaims power, it is not true.
“Anybody who has evidence to suggest that Mahama said he would cancel Free SHS, should bring evidence. If they are unable to do so, don’t listen to them. We have never said that. Did you hear of Double Track, school children struggling during our time? No, that is the better education.
“Mahama hasn’t said that he will cancel it, we said we have to review the policy they have brought to benefit everyone.”
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