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16 Oct

Is Free SHS Safe With You? – Akufo-Addo Quizzes Mahama

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has posed a critical question to former President John Dramani Mahama regarding the safety and future of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy. During a recent address in the Northern Region, President Akufo-Addo criticised Mr Mahama for expressing contradictory views on the initiative, which aims to provide free education to Ghanaian students at the senior high school level. President Akufo-Addo emphasized that Ghanaians deserve clarity on Mahama's stance regarding the Free SHS policy, as it plays a vital role in the nation’s educational framework. He expressed concern that Mahama's inconsistent statements may confuse voters about the former…

01 Oct

Abolishing Free SHS Would Severely Impact You- Kofi Ntiamoah Warns Ghanaians Against Voting For NDC

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NPP national communicator, Nana Kofi Ntiamoah has warned Ghanaians against voting for NDC in the upcoming polls. According to him, a vote for the NDC means cancellation of the free SHS policy and thus, abolishment of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy would severely impact Ghanaians. Speaking on Movement TV/Wontumi Radio Accra's "Movement in the Morning" with Kwaku Dawuro, Ntiamoah cited the positive impact of the policy, introduced by the NPP government, which has enabled countless families to access secondary education. Ntiamoah highlighted the public's strong support for the policy, evident from caller reactions during the show. He emphasized…

20 Sep

NPP Under Bawumia Best to Manage Free SHS – Prof. Isaac Boadi

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Head of Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies – Accra, Professor Isaac Boadi, has endorsed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the best managers of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. In an interview on Movement Television and Wontumi Radio's "Movement in the Morning Show," Prof. Boadi emphasized that the NPP, led by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is better positioned to sustain the policy due to their role in introducing it. "The one who gave birth to the child is in a perfect position to protect his welfare than someone from outside the family," Prof.…

12 Sep

NAPO Recalls Free SHS Launch 7 Years go; Pledges To Support Bawumia Protect Gains

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The vice-presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has highlighted the positive impact of the government’s flagship policy, Free SHS, seven years after its launch. According to Dr. Opoku Prempeh, affectionately known as NAPO, the population of students in senior high schools has surged to 1.4 million, a significant increase compared to the numbers under the previous NDC administration. He believes this makes the Free SHS programme the most impactful social policy ever implemented in the country and Sub-Saharan Africa. “Today, thanks to the President’s vision, the narrative is different, in spite of challenges, with the SHS population…

27 Jul

Free SHS transformed North, Wouldn’t Have Been Possible Under Mahama- Bawumia

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The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has asserted that the transformative impact of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme in the North and across Ghana would not have been possible had former President John Mahama remained in office. Addressing a massive crowd in Jirapa as part of his campaign tour of the Upper West Region, Dr Bawumia emphasized the significant benefits that the Free SHS initiative has brought to numerous households in the North since its introduction in 2017. He criticised former President Mahama for opposing the policy, despite its advantages for the region…

16 Jul

Start Preparing To Pay GH3OK As SHS Fees If You Vote For John & Grandma- Ellen Daaku

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A member of the NPP communications team, Ellen Ama Daaku shared her concerns about the potential impact of the upcoming election on the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. She cautioned that a change in government could lead to the policy's cancellation, resulting in increased costs for families. Speaking on Movement In The Morning show on Movement TV, Madam Daaku specified that this could include expenses such as bedding, textbooks, uniforms, and school fees, potentially totaling around 30,000 cedis. "Start making preparations for Thirty-Thousand Ghana cedis 30,000 cedis, if you don’t vote wisely and have John and Grandma come into…

07 May

No Educated Ghanaian Will Support NDC Except For Parochial Interest- Ellen Daaku

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A member of the New Patriotic Party's communications team, Ellen Ama Daaku has emphatically stated that there's no literate that would throw their weight behind the NDC. According to her, once you're well educated and enlightened, you would never support such a political party like the NDC. She explains that this is because the party has no social policy geared towards supporting the educational system of the country. "What they rather do is to destroy the gains and strides made by the NPP government. Not to belittle the wisdom of any individual, however, any individual that is well educated or…

22 Feb

Free SHS Secretariat Forwards GH¢5M To Schools For Electricity Bills

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The Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat is forwarding GH¢5 million to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to defray part of the indebtedness of second-cycle schools. The move is to prevent the ECG from taking further action against schools that are owing. For a permanent solution, the secretariat has scheduled a meeting with the ECG to look at the total indebtedness of SHSs in areas the ECG covers. The Director of Communication of the ECG, William Boateng, made this known to the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday. Meeting The Free SHS Secretariat has requested a meeting with the…

18 Dec

Prospectus, Other Expenses By Parents Outweigh Cost Under Free SHS – Report

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A study conducted by African Education Watch, an educational civil society organisation, has revealed that prospectus and other expenses by parents outweigh the cost incurred by the government under the free Senior High School (SHS) programme. The report observed that the government’s average spending per student for boarding schools was GHS 1,147 and 1,107 for day students. The report said parents spent GHS 2, 477 on prospectus for their wards in the boarding schools and spend an extra amount of GHS 4, 000 to buy other personal items, including perfume, detergents, and sanitary pads, in the 2021–2022 academic year. Mr. Divine Kpe,…

11 Oct

“Free SHS WASSCE Results Better Than Those Of 2016” – Prez. Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has applauded the contribution of the Chartered Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) for the contribution towards the successful implementation of the novel Free Senior High School Policy, which commenced in September 2017. The President also commended them on the increasingly stellar performances of the students in the West African Senior High School (WASSCE) examinations since the introduction of the Policy. Addressing the 61st Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), on Wednesday, 11th October 2023, President Akufo-Addo said, in the face of brute resistance from naysayers, this vindication, based…