The main opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has hinted to maintain the Free SHS policy introduced by the Akufo Addo-led administration but scraps the Double-track-system policy, My News Ghana has gathered.
According to the NDC party, The evidence is clear that the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) rushed in the implementation of the Free SHS policy without thinking through.
General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah who gave the hint, said the government was cautioned by the NDC party towards the implementation of the policy but the latter failed to listen.
“In fact all the challenges that have greeted the policy now, we cautioned the government on it, including classroom and Residential accommodation and they didn’t listen. Now all these have manifested and you’ve been forced to implement another policy-double track system because of the problems they’ve brought onto themselves. But all that we’ve been saying is that our policy implies that we cancel the double-track system when we take over the reins of power.”
“It’s funny how they’ve twisted these position and now claiming we want to abolish the Free SHS policy. All the tapes that defended the double-track system when they introduced it are available. They made it clear that it was one of the best systems that will improve education in the country citing different countries that have practiced such model and succeeded with it. The government only changed it’s stance and made a u-turn on the policy- claiming it was an interim measure after the UG Research that indicated that the worst policy that has been introduced in the country, was that Double-track system. We are begging them, they should try and preserve the little credibility they have; the lies they are peddling won’t help them,” General Mosquito as affectionately called, said in an interview on Kasapa FM.
Source:MyNewsGhana.Net
