{"id":134592,"date":"2023-12-24T07:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T07:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/24\/free-shs-is-a-good-policy-but-mahama\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T07:48:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T07:48:02","slug":"free-shs-is-a-good-policy-but-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/24\/free-shs-is-a-good-policy-but-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Free SHS is a good policy but\u2026 \u2013 Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former President John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged that one of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s Flagship programmes \u2013 the Free Senior High School Programme (Free SHS) is a good policy.<\/p>\n

Speaking during his visit to Agona Asafo in the Central Region as part of his Building Ghana Tour<\/strong>, he said although he believes the policy is a good one, there is a need for it to be reviewed.<\/p>\n

According to him, his administration will review the Free SHS policy within the first 100 days of taking office if elected in the 2024 general elections.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we win power in 2024, we will have a forum to review the education sector, and we will invite teachers, parents, educationists and students and then we will review the free SHS policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will address issues that are not going well, like the feeding of students. The free SHS is a good policy but the government must put in place measures that will ensure that things are less expensive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mahama emphasised the need for a review, stating, \u201cWhen you implement a policy, you must take stock after a while to see whether you are achieving your target.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NDC flagbearer emphasised that the goal is to improve the implementation, guaranteeing that teachers, parents, and students can fully experience the advantages of the policy.<\/p>\n

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