Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed dismay over the decision by the government to include second year Senior High School (SHS) students in the double track system.
Despite the government’s claim that the double track system was not going to affect second and third year students, all second year SHS students are still on vacation, with some due to go back to school in late February and in March.
The unfortunate situation has become a matter of concern for Mr Mahama who says it is not proper to keep the students at home for such a long time, and he is putting the blame squarely on the government for causing the chaotic in secondary education.
Mr Mahama said this when he addressed delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Sefwi-Akontombra on Sunday as part of his five-day flagbearership campaign tour of the Western Region. He says attending SHS is a one's in a life time experience for students and it is therefore dangerous for any government to mismanage secondary education as the NPP government is doing.
Mr Mahama denied that an NDC government would collapse the free SHS system, saying that the next NDC administration will rather strengthen Free SHS by making the appropriate interventions for correcting the mess created by the government.
He has repeatedly pointed out that his next government will eliminate the double track system by investing in additional classroom and dormitory blocks with commensurate teaching and learning materials to enable all students attend school at the same time and ensure adequate contact hours between teachers and students.
Mr Mahama has also promised to complete the remainder of the 200 Community Day Senior High Schools, which were started by his government and has been abandoned by the current administration.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Our elders say you can never eat your cake and have it. Your have already finished eaten your cake you even chop part of p mail some.
Nana Addon has fail completely , we are going to show him , lazy president Ghana Ghana has got ever
Best president ever, Mahama is God,s gift to Ghana, Akufo addo has fail you wait 2020 is around the corner
Please if you want to be education minister in Akuffo Addo Govt, it's never too late.
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This former president has no shame you contracted loan to build 250 school,you only 35 and money is finish and nobody where it.Do not worry very either you or your ministers will answer to the special prosecutor.When President was in power in September 2008 parliament approved $267 million loan facility for 8 regional hospitals only 2 was completed in your term. That one too the money is finished.You turn yourself as light angel speak about school and health problems. All these I have said people should check the Hansard they will find it.
YES MAHAMA HAS WON THE MOST USELESSSS MAN IN THE WORLD FOR THE YEAR 2018
This guy has no knowledge about governance in Ghana. How did he get close to the presidency in the first place? If you make a MISTAKE and bring him back, he will SELL all Ghana to his brother and others family members. Look at how he WICKEDLY sold our bauxite to his brother!
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Saturday, January 5, 2019 as the reopening date for final year and first year Green Track Senior High School students. Second year and Single Track students are expected to resume for the second semester of the 2018/2019 academic year on Friday, March 1, 2019. Where does it say 2nd years are in double track?
Whether you like it or not, Pres Mahama is right. Let's support him come 2020 election. JOHN MAHAMA for 2020.