President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed strong disagreement to critics that the free senior high school programme was rushed in implementation.
He said government could not afford to allow thousands of qualified Ghanaian students to drop out after basic education.
Critics have argued that investment should have been made into infrastructural development before a full rollout of any policy to allow mass entry into senior high school.
The constitution is even cited as backing a progressively free senior high education.
Key among these critics are members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
But speaking at the induction ceremony of the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), President Akufo-Addo considered the critics of the free education policy to be in the minority.
He quoted Ecclesiastes 11:4 to back his decision to implement the policy in his first year.
“There are some – mercifully in the minority – who continue to state that all the infrastructure needs of our schools should have been addressed before the rollout of free SHS.
“I strongly disagree. I take comfort in the words of holy scripture in Ecclesiastes 11:4 and I quote: ‘If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never sow anything and never harvest anything’.”
He said his government is proud to have taken the first bold step “because we cannot wait and watch as tens and tens of thousands of qualified Ghanaian children drop out of school”.
He has predicted an upsurge in candidates to enter tertiary institutes in 2020 as a result of the programme.
He has, therefore, admonished the various tertiary institutes to be ready to meet that demand.
Source: 3news.com
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Luke 14: 28-29 "For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish. All too soon Nana has forgotten the very Bible admonished us to plan before venturing into a project for that is a sign of a good and visionary leader. Don't throw dust into our eyes when you have clearly failed us. TOO MUCH TALK TALK. And now he want to use nothing but the scripture.
Nana b, or whatever you call yourself. Your parents, your family, your ndc party and your john mahama are all ***barred word***! ***barred word***, mmoa! you are a big f000*00l ok! Nana Addo is far far far far better than 10 ndc flagbearer candidates put together, wo ho kankan like a ***barred word***!
***barred word*** Nana addo
This article is worth reading. Indeed I quote: ‘If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never sow anything and never harvest anything’.” Well said Nana. My prayer for you is long life, God health and wisdom to help mother Ghana.
Nice one
I JUST LOVE THE SCRIPTURE HE USED TO BACK HIS ACTION OF THE FREE SHS. INDEED HE IS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE FREE SHS THOUGH IN THE CONSTITUTION.
INDEED, GHANA HAS A VISIONARY LEADER IN THE PERSON OF NANA ADDO. BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!