Ex-president John Dramani Mahama says the challenges with the Free senior high school (SHS) education policy will not cease unless there is a comprehensive funding strategy.
He said the creation of the Voluntary Contribution Fund to solicit the support of Ghanaians, will not help.
At the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Unity Walk held in the Western Regional town of Tarkwa Saturday, he emphasized the need for a consultative forum to discuss funding options for the policy as was done prior to the establishment of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
The programme rolled out in September, is estimated to cost the country some Ȼ3.6million yearly, but political critics have described the amount as unsustainable.
The Free SHS has faced some logistical challenges, with some students sleeping in makeshift structures because of the non-availability of proper accommodation facilities.
Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said it will cost the government the sum of Ȼ80million to upgrade the infrastructure at most of the schools.
In listening to suggestions by civil society organizations, the government has decided to create a Voluntary Contribution Fund to take donations from Ghanaians towards the programme.
But the former President said the creation of the Fund is not a sufficient solution to the funding challenges facing the programme.
Source: JFM/Ghana
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See this wizard. Ay3n. Even flood victims donations koraaa you chop am. Ay3n
Of course it will not work, as far as Mahama and the NDC are concerned. The only thing that works for Mahama is c0rruption. The workable ones include Bus branding, GYEEDA, SADA, SUBAH, ALMERI and FORD EXPLORER, ETC. This man too was president of this great nation? Lord have mercy!
...We may NOT even start that voluntary account to support FREE SHS...because we will SQUEEZE every cedi and dollar members of your c0rrupt admiistration ST0LE during the NDCs tenure of office...mark it on the wall. TH!3V3x!!
NO WONDER YOU FAILED TO DELIVER, YOU ARE BEREFT OF IDEAS. WHO TOLD YOU THIS WOULD NOT WORK. GO TO KENYA AND UGANDA WHOSE RESOURCES ARE NOT HALF OF THIS COUNTRY. WITH GOOD AND VISIONARY LEADERSHIP THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED FREE SHS.PLEASE LEARN BEFORE YOU TALK.