John Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
After years of opposing the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, former President John Dramani Mahama has finally admitted that the Akufo-Addo government\u2019s flagship education programme\u00a0has been\u00a0successfully implemented.<\/p>\n
The opposition leader stated that with the effective implementation of the Free SHS, a new National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, if elected, will address the policy\u2019s challenges head on.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a public lecture\u00a0at Wisconsin International University College (WIUC-Ghana) in Accra, Mr. Mahama said\u00a0the policy\u2019s challenges would be resolved within the first 100 days of taking office.<\/p>\n
Despite what some New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives have described as mere rhetoric, Mr. Mahama indicated\u00a0that the next NDC government will hold a stakeholder consultative engagement to discuss the challenges facing the educational sector in general, with a particular emphasis on improving the implementation of the Free SHS policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis stakeholder engagement will discuss basic, secondary, and tertiary, but\u00a0with emphasis\u00a0on improving the implementation of free secondary education. Through this stakeholder dialogue, we will collectively devise strategies to improve the programme,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The NDC flagbearer continued\u00a0that his government would abolish the double track system by constructing\u00a0more E-Blocks and Community Day Schools in high-density parts of the country to accommodate the growing\u00a0student population.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also provide dormitory blocks so that children who come from outside\u00a0the community can get\u00a0a place to stay while they learn,\u201d Mr. Mahama said.<\/p>\n
He also promised to provide furniture to basic schools, noting that 2.3 million students do not have access to desks for learning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey either sit on the bare floor or cement blocks or their stomach during studies. This number represents 40 percent of the total number of children in basic schools,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
The NDC flagbearer again promised to abolish stand-alone\u00a0STEM\u00a0schools and establish six\u00a0new\u00a0universities across the newly created regions as well as offer scholarships to brilliant but needy students.<\/p>\n
Prof. Obeng Mireku, President of WIUC-Ghana, stated that Ghanaians must maintain their dedication to service and lend their skills to improve\u00a0society.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge technocrats and academics alive to heed the call to serve in Ghana despite the hazards and challenges that may accompany such endeavours. Our nation requires\u00a0the expertise, innovation, and dedication you possess\u00a0to navigate through complex issues to drive meaningful change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He urged the students to engage in political discourse to hold political leaders accountable.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us demand transparency, integrity, and commitment to the promises,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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