President-elect John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his commitment to the continuation of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy.
He has refuted assertions that his administration would scrap the policy.
Speaking in an interview with Voice of America (VOA), Mahama described the assertions, which he said had been propagated by New Patriotic Party (NPP) officials during the election campaign, as unfounded.
“Free SHS has come to stay, and it is not going anywhere,” Mahama stated. “Nobody is going to scrap Free SHS. What was said was political talk and gimmickry. We are going to maintain it. What we are going to do is get dedicated funding for it.”
The president-elect has promised to review the free SHS policy to make it better.
He seeks to secure a reliable funding mechanism to alleviate financial constraints and improve the quality of education under the scheme.
