The Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has stated that the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme was started by his government in 2015.
Mr. Mahama made this comment at Tuobong, a community in the Tempane District, during his campaign tour of the Upper East Region ahead of the upcoming general election.
According to him, his administration started the programme but lost power to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who he said poorly implemented the programme; compelling them to adopt the double track system.
“We started the programme and the NPP came and continued it. Unfortunately, the implementation has been very poor, and so it ended us in double track,”
He said if voted back into power, he will restructure the Free SHS policy and also cancel the double track system.
“I assure you, my countrymen, that within one year, I will cancel the double-track system.”
He continued that “All the Community Day Schools we were building, 200 of them, we are going to finish them so that all the children can get schools to attend.”
“With the Community Day Schools we are building, we are going to add dormitory blocks for girls and boys so that those who don’t come from the community where the school is sited, if they choose that school and they are posted there, they will be able to get a decent place to live and learn.”
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHZ|Ghana
