“GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE A NATIONAL PLAN FOR OUR EDUCATION” – NDC PC ASPIRANT HOPEFUL.
The free Senior high school education policy in Ghana was a government initiative introduced 2017 by Nana Akufo-Addo.
The policy’s origination began as part of the President’s campaign during Ghana’s 2016 election period, and has become an essential part of Ghana’s educational systems.
Commenting on the sorry – State of the Country’s education by a parliamentary hopeful in the Okaikwei South Constituency of the NDC in the Greater Accra Region on Adekye Mu Nsem on Thursday 17th February 2023. Ernest Adomako express displeasure over the rot in the system and called for remedial solutions to tackle them.
The NDC parliamentary hopeful who have shown prospect of winning the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the party during the parliamentary and Presidential Primaries in May 13th revealed that, President Akufo Addo and the minister of education Dr. Yaw Osei Aduwtum have both disappointed the sector since they assume office as President and sector minister of education respectively. He did not mince words when he stated to Kofi Owusu on Ahotor Fm 92.3 that, the overpoliticization of educational needs of the people is not helpful since it affect the human resource capacity of the nation.
He added the recent reported cases of corruption expose’ allegations which seemed to have marred the sector and noted that the canker has destroyed the academic fibre of the nation.
The recent computerized placement system has caused many students and parents valuable opportunity to get preferred SHS schools for their wards. The Minsitry has so far indicated that 60% of students have been placed at various SHS with the backlog yet to be cleared.
A situation the Ministry of education has assured the public it would be addressed. Especially with the low confidence and operational disorder which have been engulf by the placement module in 2023.
Thousands of Parents and students gathered at the Teachers Hall ( GNAT) in Accra and raised varied concerns of the placement selection process. The chunk of the students who could not access their preferred schools are undergone self placement.
” This policy was brought and started nicely, now free Education has been brought but parents are not getting anything to do, it will be right if jobs are available for parents to do to be available for catering of their children.” Mr. Adomako lamented !
” Levies are being paid on Free SHS even if you buy food from Restaurants but yet it not well organized .” He said.
He added that” the children are not fed properly not to talk about their well-being.
I think it better one pays for everything concerning their children schooling for quality education not what government is offering now.”
“Even now in Ghana , results and school placements have been released yet some students have not gotten any school ,and are being asked to go for self placement.
What is the government doing about it?” He stressed!
“I think we should have nation plan for our education ,so that no government changes it.
As a country, one aspect or sector we should pay much attention to is our educational system
It is really sad that every government does what is convenient to them especially on our educational system.” Ernest Adomako stated!
He concluded by stating, the country will suffer if the educational system is not being checked and given the needed support.
story by: Akuye Tetteh and Deborah Tetteh / Ahotoronline.com
