The free boarding under free SHS not financially prudent – Expert

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KWBENA BANKYE 9 months ago

KWASEA KWA.......GIVING A DOG A BAD NAME AS A JUSTIFICATION TO HANG IT

KWASEA KWA.......GIVING A DOG A BAD NAME AS A JUSTIFICATION TO HANG IT
Dr Mumbi Seraki 9 months ago

Hello youth of Ghana you can take your own life with medicine....for instance 10 paracetamol at once.....or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

Hello youth of Ghana you can take your own life with medicine....for instance 10 paracetamol at once.....or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
FRANKIE 9 months ago

This is a man after my heart. I've held this same exact position for eons. And advocated same. This is the only way the shamefully shambolic and politically motivated FREE SHS nonsense which is free of knowledge can be resusc ...
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This is a man after my heart. I've held this same exact position for eons. And advocated same. This is the only way the shamefully shambolic and politically motivated FREE SHS nonsense which is free of knowledge can be resuscitated and sustained. More DAY E-BLOCKS is the way to go. BRAVO!
Pope Innocent 9 months ago

What is the free SHS then, since tuition has always been free since 1961?

What is the free SHS then, since tuition has always been free since 1961?
Joseph Mensah 9 months ago

On the contrary, it was nationally motivated because it was a deliberate effort by the state to grow us as a nation. Spending to upgrade people and unearth their God giving talents can not be called a waste unless one is agai ...
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On the contrary, it was nationally motivated because it was a deliberate effort by the state to grow us as a nation. Spending to upgrade people and unearth their God giving talents can not be called a waste unless one is against the growth of the nation. Perhaps you are too inclined reading political colors meaning into it. Nothing good come on silver platter. Somebody would always pay for it.
Safohene Nana Obuo-Gyan 9 months ago

Kwaseanpanin Kabutey, if you have any children enrolled in any of the public SHS, you have the liberty to withdraw them and send to attend any of the free day schools in the UK or the US. Should Mahama listen to fools like Ka ...
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Kwaseanpanin Kabutey, if you have any children enrolled in any of the public SHS, you have the liberty to withdraw them and send to attend any of the free day schools in the UK or the US. Should Mahama listen to fools like Kabutey, his four-year reign would be characterized with plagues, ignominy, failure and outright disgrace.
Ed 9 months ago

Ghana does not have the means to finance this free SHS as implemented. There is not enough tax revenue for this kind of educational system. People were even complaining about 1.5% e-levy. The few ghanaians who can officially ...
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Ghana does not have the means to finance this free SHS as implemented. There is not enough tax revenue for this kind of educational system. People were even complaining about 1.5% e-levy. The few ghanaians who can officially be taxed are bearing the burden for all the folks in the informal sector whose children go to such schools and financed by tax revenue. I suppose it's ok to borrow money to continue financing a politician's promises.
Ben 9 months ago

You would rather the nation keeps borrowing to fund an expenditure we can't afford?? All because you benefit??
Are you even normal? Do you understand "Not Sustainable"??

You would rather the nation keeps borrowing to fund an expenditure we can't afford?? All because you benefit??
Are you even normal? Do you understand "Not Sustainable"??
Pope Innocent 9 months ago

Do you understand "opportunity cost"?

Do you understand "opportunity cost"?
Larry 9 months ago

Your insults on a benign suggestion by a national show how shallow minded you are on national issues. It's not worth the while Kabutey responding to you.

Your insults on a benign suggestion by a national show how shallow minded you are on national issues. It's not worth the while Kabutey responding to you.

Ben 9 months ago

Go and pay for it. Not Sustainable is not a difficult word to comprehend

Go and pay for it. Not Sustainable is not a difficult word to comprehend
KWABENA BANKYE 9 months ago

NKWASEAFO KWA.......GIVING A DOG A BAD NAME AS A JUSTIFICATION TO HANG IT. NDC HIRED THINK TANK.....COME BACK AGAIN WITH MORE SOUNDING REASONABLE AND SOCIALLY UPLIFTABLE FINDINGS..

NKWASEAFO KWA.......GIVING A DOG A BAD NAME AS A JUSTIFICATION TO HANG IT. NDC HIRED THINK TANK.....COME BACK AGAIN WITH MORE SOUNDING REASONABLE AND SOCIALLY UPLIFTABLE FINDINGS..
Gracy 9 months ago

Let the politicians stop corruption and we can find money to take care of these to bring fairness and equal leverage amongst others

Let the politicians stop corruption and we can find money to take care of these to bring fairness and equal leverage amongst others
Citizen8 9 months ago

Lazy man's porous thinking and arguments. 'UK and USA don't provide free boarding so Ghana mustn't do that'. What a useless argument. What's more important than investing our limited resources in providing quality education f ...
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Lazy man's porous thinking and arguments. 'UK and USA don't provide free boarding so Ghana mustn't do that'. What a useless argument. What's more important than investing our limited resources in providing quality education for the younger generation?
All the monies our politicians squander through mind-boggling corruption and wastage are enough to provide quality free boarding for our children in SHS. This Geoffrey Kabutey guy and his funny NGO appear to be clear creations of the current government to campaign against the Free SHS. Cheap communist inferior tactics.
Nobloso 9 months ago

If you stop corruption in Ghana and the wealth of the country is spread fairly among the citizenry then Kabutey you come back and tell this you are saying. Until then let the citizens enjoy fshs.

If you stop corruption in Ghana and the wealth of the country is spread fairly among the citizenry then Kabutey you come back and tell this you are saying. Until then let the citizens enjoy fshs.
Joe Nyame Mensa.. 9 months ago

..pls ,think and come with the way yo get it going and stop the ,weak arguments....we want to develop with the educated youth and build a nation,and move forward.....people are doing to Mars...and you on Earth .....close you ...
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..pls ,think and come with the way yo get it going and stop the ,weak arguments....we want to develop with the educated youth and build a nation,and move forward.....people are doing to Mars...and you on Earth .....close you eyes and think.....
Papa Josh 9 months ago

On point

On point
Rev 9 months ago

Kwasiaman! Masa stop this irrelevant stuff. What about corrupt politicians?

Kwasiaman! Masa stop this irrelevant stuff. What about corrupt politicians?
Tamale North Boy 9 months ago

The NDC has a hard time accepting this

The NDC has a hard time accepting this
MOG 9 months ago

Scrape FSHS if you have balls and stop disturbing our ears. You are just playing mind games with Ghanaians but it will not wash,they are wide awake.

Scrape FSHS if you have balls and stop disturbing our ears. You are just playing mind games with Ghanaians but it will not wash,they are wide awake.

Kobby 9 months ago

Mr African watch man look at the roads network in these two countries also their transport system including trains and buses and even the housing in these countries we don't have 20% of those facilities. It will therefore be ...
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Mr African watch man look at the roads network in these two countries also their transport system including trains and buses and even the housing in these countries we don't have 20% of those facilities. It will therefore be suicidal to scrap boarding schools
Kuntu 9 months ago

The richest country in the world United States does not provide free boarding for its citizens, what makes any body think Ghana can sustain this over ambitious policy, the old boy wee smoking president makes those political p ...
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The richest country in the world United States does not provide free boarding for its citizens, what makes any body think Ghana can sustain this over ambitious policy, the old boy wee smoking president makes those political promises to gain political points, make tuition free but boarding should never be free ..
Esi 9 months ago

They don't, but the pay unemployment benefits and child support when needed. They have systems to make sure true citizens receive basic care.The got takes care of vulnerable children

They don't, but the pay unemployment benefits and child support when needed. They have systems to make sure true citizens receive basic care.The got takes care of vulnerable children
Ed 9 months ago

That's only because they are able to collect enough taxes from all tax payers. How many ghanaians actually pay taxes? Those services provided in that country are not free, they are paid for by tax payers.

That's only because they are able to collect enough taxes from all tax payers. How many ghanaians actually pay taxes? Those services provided in that country are not free, they are paid for by tax payers.
NAPO 9 months ago

We are our own problem. The man is talking sense and you will see useless lazy people who always don't want to work and want freebies insulting. The FSHS is not sustainable, chsnnel funds to create jobs and stop giving us fre ...
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We are our own problem. The man is talking sense and you will see useless lazy people who always don't want to work and want freebies insulting. The FSHS is not sustainable, chsnnel funds to create jobs and stop giving us free this free that else we will always be lazy. Stop also giving these politicians freebies after all they are the ones in position getting everything free from accommodation to Belt allowance. The free this free that makes a lazy nation. Charge the Ivy league SHS to support the building of more e-blocks..
GHANAIAN 9 months ago

How did the previous gov't sustain the free SHS from 2017 to 2024? You NDC people want majority of the people to remain illiterate so you can manipulate them for your political games all the time. Why did president Mahama and ...
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How did the previous gov't sustain the free SHS from 2017 to 2024? You NDC people want majority of the people to remain illiterate so you can manipulate them for your political games all the time. Why did president Mahama and his siblings leave Achimota primary to enjoy free secondary education in the northern region? Their father was a very rich minister.
Mr No Name 9 months ago

What is all this noise about Free SHS boarding? Already, Secondary school is free for tuition since government pays all teachers, its only the boarding fees that the students pay which is expensive and the illegal charges by ...
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What is all this noise about Free SHS boarding? Already, Secondary school is free for tuition since government pays all teachers, its only the boarding fees that the students pay which is expensive and the illegal charges by the school's management pre the Free SHS implementation. And government took the boarding fees and tried stopping the illegal fees charges and also pays for uniforms and paying what the schools management call interventions.
Any attempt to ask parents to boarding fees is going back fee paying, The US and UK referred to in his statement have almost equal performing schools at every community but same cannot be said about our schools and so students cannot be forced attend day school in their communities and besides, there are no enough secondary schools in most of our communities and hence students have to select boarding schools.
And for the fact that ones parents are poor, doesn't mean the person must go to a day school against his/her wish when ministers and other government appointees enjoys lavishly at the expense of the state. Money must be found to cater for the students no matter what since government cater for his appointees no matter what..........
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Kofi 9 months ago

We need to answer this question ? Why do Ghanaians prefer boarding schools? What are the problems of day schools and how do we improve it on our Ghanaian social fabric.

We need to answer this question ? Why do Ghanaians prefer boarding schools? What are the problems of day schools and how do we improve it on our Ghanaian social fabric.
Michael 9 months ago

Let's get Ghana solutions for our problems whilst learning from others
Solve terrible transport system for day students.The environment some students stay and the house chores required of the girl child in most Ghanaian hom ...
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Let's get Ghana solutions for our problems whilst learning from others
Solve terrible transport system for day students.The environment some students stay and the house chores required of the girl child in most Ghanaian homes. Support facilities for day students like school and community libraries access to teachers and internet and online contacts and access
Citizen 1 9 months ago

Nonsense. These types of half baked professionals are responsible for the mess in Ghana.

Kwame Nkrumah setup boarding schooling for good reason....to integrate Ghanaian society. It was not just to teach children. The boar ...
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Nonsense. These types of half baked professionals are responsible for the mess in Ghana.

Kwame Nkrumah setup boarding schooling for good reason....to integrate Ghanaian society. It was not just to teach children. The boarding school has contributed largely to peaceful co existence of people. It was also to let children have same level of social education, how to tie a necktie, use cutlery, lace shoes, dress hair ( for women ) etc etc. Some children don't have lights or space in their homes to study...boarding gives them that. It's cost paid by taxes not from any politicians pocket. So if the NDC goes about promoting day schools or parents must pay for boarding and feeding tells you they don't think deeply what they do.
I don't like Nana Addo and free SHS was badly done but he had a very good idea not like what NDC is trying to do. Day schools is a very bad idea. It is start of social classification and previledged education. Day schools will be for poor people.

Humphrey Adodoadji 9 months ago

Mr Kabutey am sorry to say you are a stupid man. Infact you are disgrace to the people of Big Ada

The only way our children and parents can benefit from the country's resources is through free SHS (feedinf , boarding etc ...
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Mr Kabutey am sorry to say you are a stupid man. Infact you are disgrace to the people of Big Ada

The only way our children and parents can benefit from the country's resources is through free SHS (feedinf , boarding etc ) education . Why not talk about the footings that the politicians a taking and how we can check that and channel to manage the economy.

You want the easy way out for the politicians to steal our money? If governments can not afford how can parents afford.

The president will make a big mistake if he dares your advise.
Humphrey Adodoadji 9 months ago

Mr Kabutey, again you are an idiot and an educated illiterate, a fool and a very big suit to the People of Big Ada. Is that the best advice you can give?

The people of Ada are disappointed in you for what you are saying. ...
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Mr Kabutey, again you are an idiot and an educated illiterate, a fool and a very big suit to the People of Big Ada. Is that the best advice you can give?

The people of Ada are disappointed in you for what you are saying.

Are you not in Ghana? Can't you see how the politians are milking our country. The only way the poor man can benefit from all these nonsense politians in the free SHS package.

Have enquire about how much each parliamentarian gets for only one land cruiser? Just do this math since you said you are an intellectual 275paliamentarian x a minimum of USD$150,000 per each for only 1term regardless of the number of times you have been an MP. So ever 4years each parliamentarian receives USD$150,000 .

Not to talk about ministers? HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THAT?
Esi 9 months ago

Is this so called expert not aware that the US support its citizens who are unemployed and pay child support in some instances

Is this so called expert not aware that the US support its citizens who are unemployed and pay child support in some instances
Ed 9 months ago

Get your facts straight. Yes US States support unemployment and child support. They don't do that for free. Those services come from taxes collected from all who must pay. How many pay taxes in Ghana?

Get your facts straight. Yes US States support unemployment and child support. They don't do that for free. Those services come from taxes collected from all who must pay. How many pay taxes in Ghana?
Asemsuro 9 months ago

Whose fault is it that Ghanaians don't pay taxes, what are the so called tax expects and intellectuals doing with their heads,

Whose fault is it that Ghanaians don't pay taxes, what are the so called tax expects and intellectuals doing with their heads,
Peekay 9 months ago

That is why it's the responsibility of the government to adopt a system that will expand the tax base and ensure that the revenue is well secured. It's good to compare but not every policy by the developed countries is good o ...
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That is why it's the responsibility of the government to adopt a system that will expand the tax base and ensure that the revenue is well secured. It's good to compare but not every policy by the developed countries is good or can be implemented here. They have the structures in place. We must find innovative ways of improving the lives of the masses for those countries to also learn from us.
.com 9 months ago

Ask Dr Adutwum ,former minister of education, MOE ,to tell the number of students in his hometown,Jachie(Pramso)who are not sleeping and living in the same single room with their parents or guardians,even in the Ashanti regio ...
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Ask Dr Adutwum ,former minister of education, MOE ,to tell the number of students in his hometown,Jachie(Pramso)who are not sleeping and living in the same single room with their parents or guardians,even in the Ashanti region . This is a shame to have failed to call for the statistical findings of the housing deficit before such an outpouring ,a stand that will prevent many of the students from having a good and comfort place of study. What is good for UK and US might not be good for Ghana-you can not do an experiment ,conclusions and solution under the temperate economy wich is well structured and developed and then plant it in the tropical Africa developing economy. The reason why i argue that Ho people be made to pay property rate before benefiting from any gov. support for flood victims if this is what my dear uncle has to tell Nana Addo and Ghana students at shs level.
Rob 9 months ago

Stupid talk

Stupid talk
Joe Boy 9 months ago

Clearly, Free SHS will no longer be free. If UK and USA don't give free boarding does it mean that we shouldn't? There are a lot of things they do there, are we going to be copycats

Clearly, Free SHS will no longer be free. If UK and USA don't give free boarding does it mean that we shouldn't? There are a lot of things they do there, are we going to be copycats
Koti 9 months ago

Why would anyone compare Ghana with UK and US; we have different circumstances in everything. Why not compare corruption and corrupt leaders? Why not compare indiscipline in our societies? If you consider all the state funds ...
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Why would anyone compare Ghana with UK and US; we have different circumstances in everything. Why not compare corruption and corrupt leaders? Why not compare indiscipline in our societies? If you consider all the state funds that go into private pockets, money spent on boarders in SHS is a peanut.
Naked Wire 9 months ago

Mr Kabutey if you're a man like me who has balls, make yourself available on the streets of Accra and be making this pronouncements, I promise you, you will be lynched.

You call yourself and expert, go and advise the Pres ...
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Mr Kabutey if you're a man like me who has balls, make yourself available on the streets of Accra and be making this pronouncements, I promise you, you will be lynched.

You call yourself and expert, go and advise the President on how he should monitor the politians to stop stealing our money and pretent to be working.

I expect you to come and retract what you said and apologise to parents.

Stupid fool.
Obroniba 9 months ago

That short dwarf only gained power to mess up the country with his foolishness and gross stupidity. What is really free about the free education when students go to school for a month and return to spend three months at home? ...
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That short dwarf only gained power to mess up the country with his foolishness and gross stupidity. What is really free about the free education when students go to school for a month and return to spend three months at home? As a parent, I spend much more on extra classes than anything. I'm glad the beneficiaries of the program voted massively against the government for messing up their education. It was a political expediency. A nonsense former president with no manners and dignity who ruled us with his thievery blockhead brigade government
Double Tee 9 months ago

Kabutey; are you drunk? This think tanks what have produced or manufactured to add to our GDP.?

All these nonsense has brought us to this age of 68yrs as a country. Talk is cheap, you sit somewhere then you blow this shit. ...
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Kabutey; are you drunk? This think tanks what have produced or manufactured to add to our GDP.?

All these nonsense has brought us to this age of 68yrs as a country. Talk is cheap, you sit somewhere then you blow this shit.

Come on the streets or go to homes and see how parents are struggling to put food on the table and let alone fee.

People like you has been bought as PR People to come and tease our mind so that the government can take advantage to accept it.

The same people brought Nana Addo down , always coming stupid suggestion to be adopted.

Mahama will be making a grave mistake if he does by this kind of foolish arguments.

Don't forget the poor majority brought Mahama to power and we will show him the way if try to listen to you.

ABOABA , ABOABA PAPA, GYMIIIE
Next Time Come Again with this foolishness.
VERY STUPID AND MYOPIC SO CALLED EIXPERT 9 months ago

Are we not in this country where FSHS have been practiced in the North for decades? Why deny children from the SOUTH to continue to enjoy FSHS . What do we use Ghana monies for since Independence ? Whose children should co ...
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Are we not in this country where FSHS have been practiced in the North for decades? Why deny children from the SOUTH to continue to enjoy FSHS . What do we use Ghana monies for since Independence ? Whose children should continue to stay in the rural areas to attend boarding schools there ? Very stupid and mad expert. Ghanaians will simply vote NDC out come 2028. With OIL still Ghana don't have money, why ?
Pelicles. 9 months ago

Who is this, Geoffery Kabutey, tweakai. The fact that the US doesn't have that type of educational system means no one should try it, right? Right now, Trump is abolishing the US education department, and should we abolish ou ...
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Who is this, Geoffery Kabutey, tweakai. The fact that the US doesn't have that type of educational system means no one should try it, right? Right now, Trump is abolishing the US education department, and should we abolish ours too?

If you are really and expert, think deep before coming out with anything that you think makes sense else, let those stupid ideas or whatever it is, remain lodge in your brain.
John 9 months ago

The northerners are enjoying it without problems why not the southerners?

The northerners are enjoying it without problems why not the southerners?
Nana okube11 9 months ago

But what is nation building it be their own share of the national cake

But what is nation building it be their own share of the national cake
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Titus 9 months ago

He is talking nonsense. It's our boarding houses that create the atmosphere for us to be able to live in peace with each other as people who are riled by unnecessary ethnic biases. Our boarding houses has done for us what e ...
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He is talking nonsense. It's our boarding houses that create the atmosphere for us to be able to live in peace with each other as people who are riled by unnecessary ethnic biases. Our boarding houses has done for us what even social sociological programs could t do for us over the years . Let's not touch them at all . Affordability can be looked at based on prudent spending and how relevant we think our physical cohesion matters to our mutual national development.
Tsotsoo 9 months ago

How can boarding facility be free? Boarding facility is a privilege which one has to pay for. Day schools can be free to support the communities. How can a day student travel all the way from Volta region or Western Region an ...
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How can boarding facility be free? Boarding facility is a privilege which one has to pay for. Day schools can be free to support the communities. How can a day student travel all the way from Volta region or Western Region and hire a room in Tema to attend Chemu Day Secondary school or Methodist Day Secondary school in Tema. We have to get things done properly. Thank you.
Adjei Kojo 9 months ago

The free boarding schools aspect becomes an easy route for parents to simply offload their children at cost to the nation. It should be financed seperately.

The free boarding schools aspect becomes an easy route for parents to simply offload their children at cost to the nation. It should be financed seperately.
Jones 9 months ago

It's good so parents may be allowed to switch the wards schools.

It's good so parents may be allowed to switch the wards schools.
Eric Mensah 9 months ago

Effectively taken poor people children from boarding schools ( Owass,Prempeh, Presec, Wesley girls.

Effectively taken poor people children from boarding schools ( Owass,Prempeh, Presec, Wesley girls.
Chapter 4 9 months ago

Black man is capable of managing his own affairs, we can manage our own free SHS not American and UK, think beyoung copy copy. Local solutions to local problems.

Black man is capable of managing his own affairs, we can manage our own free SHS not American and UK, think beyoung copy copy. Local solutions to local problems.
Pope Innocent 9 months ago

If we remove the free boarding and lodging what do we have left since tuition has been free since 1961?

If we remove the free boarding and lodging what do we have left since tuition has been free since 1961?
Mpaah 9 months ago

Sensible! This is what you get when you allow an "Uneducated and Super Arrogant individual" to spearhead a major government policy. He plunges into implementation head on and speaks of correcting mistakes as the project goes ...
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Sensible! This is what you get when you allow an "Uneducated and Super Arrogant individual" to spearhead a major government policy. He plunges into implementation head on and speaks of correcting mistakes as the project goes along. A systematic and consultative approach would have been more beneficial beyond the mere enrollment of teens to get into boarding facilities that is akin to a "prison" camp. There are some people who should not be allowed anywhere near executive power.
OSAFO KANTANKA 9 months ago

We know the reasons for Akufo- Addo and his henchmen introducing the Free SHS program is just to win Votes and damned the Consequences. The introduction of that program should have been a Means testing one. The Freebies s ...
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We know the reasons for Akufo- Addo and his henchmen introducing the Free SHS program is just to win Votes and damned the Consequences. The introduction of that program should have been a Means testing one. The Freebies should be for the Poor. But because o f laziness and corruption Akufo Addo’s government chose to ignore common sense.
Kwam 9 months ago

It is one of the stupid decisions ever taken by a government for cheap political expediency. Why is the basic education not free? No text books for the basic ,yet the Nana Addo - Dawumia government committed our scares resour ...
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It is one of the stupid decisions ever taken by a government for cheap political expediency. Why is the basic education not free? No text books for the basic ,yet the Nana Addo - Dawumia government committed our scares resources to this bogus policy. There must be a review, l don't understand this blanket free SHS for students who score aggregate 40+ Must they necessarily go to the free SHS?
Yaw 9 months ago

It very pathetic when we keep comparing the developed world to ours, they paying for their wards because they have good salaries and a good working conditions that put them in the right position to pay. What at all do the or ...
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It very pathetic when we keep comparing the developed world to ours, they paying for their wards because they have good salaries and a good working conditions that put them in the right position to pay. What at all do the ordinary Ghanaian benefits as a Ghanaian? Those politicians living and driving in luxury cars. Paying their selves huge sums of salaries the little we the less privilege has to benefit the politicians finds a way to twist all over again. Always it the ordinary Ghanaians suffer.
Nice one 9 months ago

Nice one

Nice one
Ezzyboss 9 months ago

It's true that USA, Canada and European countries don't offer free boarding schools. Such schools cost a lot of money to cater and sometimes became haven for school children being gangsters. They don't learn and don't respect ...
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It's true that USA, Canada and European countries don't offer free boarding schools. Such schools cost a lot of money to cater and sometimes became haven for school children being gangsters. They don't learn and don't respect parents. In Ghana we should invest this free boarding and free feeding money to build more school classroom and Teachers accomodations. Even Teachers allowance should be stop to raise pay.
Wise 9 months ago

This free education thing has come to stay. All that needs to be done is to identify the children of the politicians, the rich and more importantly the large nomber of foreigners children from Togo, Niger, Burkina, mali and N ...
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This free education thing has come to stay. All that needs to be done is to identify the children of the politicians, the rich and more importantly the large nomber of foreigners children from Togo, Niger, Burkina, mali and Nigeria and force them to pay by or be excluded
Amankwa-Boateng Terence 9 months ago

It's unfortunate some people sit somewhere and write anything without carefully and critically examining the content of their write up.
1. Hasn't the system been funded in the former three northern regions of Ghana for over ...
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It's unfortunate some people sit somewhere and write anything without carefully and critically examining the content of their write up.
1. Hasn't the system been funded in the former three northern regions of Ghana for over 70 years? Whoever from that part complained and crucified it. Ocassionally there were challenges but eventually every debt was settled.
2. With its implementation consider it's impact, especially with the number of people who were appointed from HE. John Mahama's new government; very qualified technocrats. Look at the media landscape, lawyers medical professionals, Universities loaded with so much people of Northern descent and yet the writer could not suggest the policy should rather be scrapped in the north and implemented in the Southern part of the country. In my view every family in the North now has someone who can support his or her kindred financially in their education. No wonder they tease Ashanti's of Kate because majority are educationally limited except for trading on the streets.
3. If the North has some handicaps still then all because those who have been uplifted have failed socio-culturally as they settle in major cities down South without any impact on their own brethren.
Paa; . 9 months ago

We should think outside the box. When govt has destroyed the economy, banking customers moneys have been locked up; middle class in Ghana have been swept under the carpet; where is anyone going to get money to pay boarding fe ...
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We should think outside the box. When govt has destroyed the economy, banking customers moneys have been locked up; middle class in Ghana have been swept under the carpet; where is anyone going to get money to pay boarding fees???
Wili 9 months ago

Thanks to the suggestion to have day school policy it's a good idea all high schools should be a day school like Canada America and eny advance Country l don't know why the government didn't introduce this policy for long. V ...
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Thanks to the suggestion to have day school policy it's a good idea all high schools should be a day school like Canada America and eny advance Country l don't know why the government didn't introduce this policy for long. Very good suggestion about day school policy
Francis Boateng 9 months ago

Is this man really an education expert? He is not serious. If the Akufgo-Addo govt did it why can't Mahama do it.Did he not even promised to pay fees of first -year university students? So many people earn income in Ghana bu ...
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Is this man really an education expert? He is not serious. If the Akufgo-Addo govt did it why can't Mahama do it.Did he not even promised to pay fees of first -year university students? So many people earn income in Ghana but repuse to pay taxes, so the govt should go all out to get them to pay and ther will be enough to finance free boarding SHS.
TRUTH 9 months ago

WHEN NPP WAS IN POWER YOU WERE ALL DEAF AND DUMB.....
NOW BECAUSE A GOOD GOVERNMENT IS IN PLACE YOU HAVE NOW OPEN YOUR WIDE MOUTH SAYING SHS BOARDING IS NOT FINANCIALLY PRUDENT. BETTER SHUT YOUR STINKING MOUTH AND LET'S THE ...
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WHEN NPP WAS IN POWER YOU WERE ALL DEAF AND DUMB.....
NOW BECAUSE A GOOD GOVERNMENT IS IN PLACE YOU HAVE NOW OPEN YOUR WIDE MOUTH SAYING SHS BOARDING IS NOT FINANCIALLY PRUDENT. BETTER SHUT YOUR STINKING MOUTH AND LET'S THE NEW GOVERNMENT WORK
Kojo 9 months ago

Do we have the same good facilities for day schools in ghana as the USA and Britain which are close to home? People talk like they live on different planets. Please visit the schools in those countries before passing judge ...
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Do we have the same good facilities for day schools in ghana as the USA and Britain which are close to home? People talk like they live on different planets. Please visit the schools in those countries before passing judgements.
Kande 9 months ago

He’s speaking wisdom but y’all don’t want to understand him. Free senior high school would have been an absolute success if it was implemented in way that seems like scholarship for good students. Students who passed wi ...
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He’s speaking wisdom but y’all don’t want to understand him. Free senior high school would have been an absolute success if it was implemented in way that seems like scholarship for good students. Students who passed with aggregate 6-19 get to enjoy free SHS, this would even challenge them to learn harder. Ghana can provide free education but not at this time.
Larry 9 months ago

Exactly, that should be the case, if not for political expediency.

Exactly, that should be the case, if not for political expediency.

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