A Pro-NPP activist has alleged that doctors are now receiving free education to become specialists, with no tuition fees required under the Akufo-Addo’s administration.
He stated that prior to the current NPP administration, students had to pay fees, but this is no longer the case.
“Today, Doctors are receiving free education. You can walk from your studios to the college of physicians and surgeons. Every doctor receiving training to become a specialist in this country, the Akuffo-Addo NPP administration has made schooling free. They don’t face school fees. Hither to our administration, they were paying fees. They doctors who had car waver by motivation president Kufuor introduced, prof mills continued. Mr Mahama under his administration came to cancel them,” the Pro-NPP activist said.
Meanwhile, in 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo introduced Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy in Ghana with the aim of provide providing free secondary education to all Ghanaian students who qualify for and are placed in public senior high schools.
It is believed by a section of Ghanaians that the policy removes financial burdens on parents by absorbing all approved fees, making education accessible to more students.
Thus, it implementation has led to a significantly increased enrollment in senior high schools over the years.
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