Radio and TV Personality Nana Ansah Kwao has cautioned government to be weary of their flagship policy; the Free Senior High School which they implemented September 2017 explaining that the programme will stem chaos and conflict in the country.
Speaking as a guest on Kwaku Sintim Misa’s “Bo Me Nkomo” on Sapphire TV, Nana Ansah Kwao IV who also doubles as the Paramount Chief of Adumasa in the Eastern region maintained that the policy should have been a “Free Skills Education” in order to cater for poor people to who are unable to take their wards through school due to the several school materials they are to make available at the various levels of education.
“…I keep on saying that free education is what will fuel chaos and conflict in the country… It should have been free skills education. If you say you’re poor and can’t take your ward through school, why should government use the taxpayer’s money to fund the ward to study for example general arts when several ‘rich’ people’s children are unable to get jobs after completing the specific arts. It would be best to fund your ward to learn specific skills or vocational skills such as agriculture, animal husbandry, electric wiring, photography etc to a very high standard in order to become readily marketable upon completion.
He indicated that it was not prudent to keep churning students in the theoretical line of studies for majority of them to only be viable in the public institutions when older folks who reach retirement ages sign affidavits to slash their date of birth.
The Chief cited former governor of the Gold Coast, Gordon Guggisberg in 1925 who complained that the average Ghanaians feels that upon completion of tertiary education all handy jobs are beneath him/her. He stressed that it was important for Ghanaians to embrace practical jobs in order get out of the unemployment bracket.
Nana Ansah Kwao IV noted that the high incidence of unemployed graduates in the system will result in the frustration and eventual chaos when the youth decide to take matters in their hands.
He therefore charged government to consider upgrading the national policy into one which will develop or enhance the skills of students who are in school to help them obtain employment upon completion. He also admonished the executive to liaise with the Ghana Statistical Service to identify the sectors where employment is available to make it easier for those in schools to find jobs.
Below is the full interview-
Source: ghanaweb.com
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Nana has spoken time will tell!! This govt is not tolerant at all
Another ***barred word*** from a chief,i wonder.
I understand you are a chief and a journalist at the same time? I am sorry to say that, you are a disappointment to your subjects and colleagues in both areas. Can you tell us how you have helped your people to acquire skills and effective education to ensure the development of your community? And how many children do you sponsor at the moment since free shs is not good for you? But, remember not to contradict yourself in your future submissions. So many people read some of these things. Just a friendly advice.
Nana are you saying that these children will not be able to make it to technical universities or what? It is the basic start of life and all Ghanaians must take advantage of. Please, come again Nana
he can NDC and JDM on the political platform. How many student in his home town are in free SHS he should go and pay GES for their fess
behind every successful man is a woman
did you discuss this with your wife first?
I wantto know from the lady if the word free is her problem again is anyone stopping her and their family from paying,then she can send all their family members and those from her hometown to private schools. I know Adumasa and can say over forty percent of her town are poor
What good do we think will come out of the people this so called chief rules over. I am very disappointed for a chief to say kids of the poor do not deserve free secondary education. Rather the country may be plunged into chaos due to utterances such as that of chiefs like him. I think it is about time Nana you learn some public speaking skills from your wife.
shame on you selfish soo called chief. you want only the rich to be educated what a mind set