Government has described as untrue, claims by former President Mahama that public High Schools have not been fumigated since the introduction of the Free SHS Programme.
Mr. Mahama who is seeking re-election for the flagbearer slot of the Opposition Party criticised the Akufo-Addo administration for not fumigating the Public senior high schools which has led to students complaining of bites from bed bugs.
But the Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a Press Briefing in Accra said the claims by the Former President are not factual.
“It is worthy of note that Former President Mahama has never supported the Free SHS idea and has always attempted to demonise it at every opportunity. This is not the first comment aimed at undermining the programme that he has made and so we are not surprised. But for the avoidance of doubt, we want to state for the records that 678 senior high schools have been fumigated,” said Oppong Nkrumah.
He said the fumigation exercise was completed last week.
In a breakdown to the Press, the Minister disclosed that the fumigation exercise took place in 120 schools in the Ashanti Region, 80 in the Bono-Ahafo Region, 70 in the Central Region and 97 schools in the Eastern Region. The rest are 50 schools in the Greater Accra region, 52 in the Northern Region, 34 in the Upper East, 21 in the Upper West, 100 in the Volta Region and 54 schools in the Western Region.
Oppong Nkrumah said there are no records available of the last time all senior high schools in Ghana were fumigated comprehensively even under the tenure of Former President Mahama like it has been done today.
He urged the Former President to stop undermining the laudable programme.
“This administration thereby encourages the former President that when it comes to state and national matters, it will be best if he speaks in the national interest, and speaks to facts," he told the Press.
Oppong Nkrumah said “The Akufo-Addo administration remains committed to seeing that the Free SHS program succeeds. We will not leave any stone unturned in achieving this objective”.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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There are no bases for what Mahama is seeking to incite the students against the Government. It is his wishful thinking based on frustration, mischief and baseless propaganda symptomatic of NDC's fit of hysteria, coughing lies here and there all over the place in the name of Opposition so as to get re-elected for the Flagbearer slot. Forgetting that the excesses of same make the NDC as opposition Party impotent, incompetent, incredible, and counterproductive in his core mandate, as a potential Government in waiting. Which, supposedly, has better alternative policies as against that of the Ruling Party. Regrettably, the contest of good policies and ideas fall short. I wished NDC would keep her own counsel, which would reflect their choice of a Flagbearer capable of transforming the whole mindset of the Party of its current poor and counterproductive performance, as an opposition party akin to the true principles of democracy. And if you ask me, clearly my answer is that Mahama has not that astute to make any meaningful transformational impact on political expediency and the credibility to benefit the NDC.
Mahama and Akamba urged the students of Tempane SHS to wait till they come to power in 2020 so they build more schools for them, when bugs were biting them and the intervention that needed to be made and which the gov't was making was fumigation. That was when it completely sank in that, NDC is kaput and they were more useful to Ghana as a concert party with a regular weekend fixture at the National Theatre than as a political party. It was quite the revelation and I have never been so depressed. I felt sorry for them.
Prez Mahama and by extension, NDC lacks out-of-the-box thinkres. They dont have any ideas to rule the country. WHY SHOULD WE VOTE FOR PREZ MAHAMA TO RETURN THE BAUXITE TO HIS BROTHER?
#mahama corrupt #mahama lier #mahama incompetent #mahama one term #mahama loser2020 General elections
An Ex-President lied and he is been exposed instantly. NPP is always winning against NDC on all fronts
Another wayward blind follower of NDC politics. Did Mahama lie on this issue or not. It's clear that you guys don't have ideas in government so you have resorted to falsehood. As for this Mahama, he will never become president again. What a greeeddy chap! He was assembly man, deputy minister, substantive minister, MP, vice president, president and now former president. What does he want again if he is not driven by pure greeeeed.
Who feeds Mr Mahama with these information? I am an NDC member who wants him to lead us again. But he should alway do a double check on the info he puts out for he is infuriating people even within our party. I teach at Okomfo Anokye SHS, our campus got fumigated just three weeks ago, and the senior house master, the assistant heads, domestic and administration, who are all our party (NDC) members can attest to thus. .... Please Mr Mahama, focus and win the internal election with a huge margin, for if you win by a small margin, it would be a big political arsenal for our opponents. Again, check your facts well before churning them out. Ghanaians are tired of being told lies...... my take!!!!!!
When you're given a taste of your own medicine, it is natural to complain if it a biter one. This is the very beverage NPP served to Ghanaians. Now you're in government, you think it is propaganda. Were you speaking in the nation's interest on teacher and nursing trainee allowances, were being truthful with the dollar? Kamma is indeed a bitch.
mahama is most disgrace norther to me why you got free education why you not want my brothers from south part Ghana a joy free education as for this i will stop voting for NDC my family and i that why there will add ash tag on your Name incompetence
Mahama is an appolllogy!!! Please ignoree him. He failed even as a father and husband so let him be