By Francisca Amoakoa
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has made it clear that if the NDC forms the government in the future, they will prioritize resolving the issues surrounding the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
This commitment comes in response to growing concerns about how the policy is being executed and funded.
During a meeting with representatives from various teacher unions, including the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers,
Mr. Mahama outlined his plans to strengthen the education sector. He emphasized that within his first 100 days as president, he would organize a stakeholder forum on education to gather valuable input on how to improve and ensure the delivery of quality education.
He added that, “Within the first 100 days of me becoming president, we will hold a stakeholder dialogue on education. It will have as part of its focus the implementational bottlenecks of the Free SHS, but it is also going to deal with how we can improve financing and teaching and learning at the basic school level and so at that stakeholder’s engagement, NAGRAT, GNAT, parents, students, educational experts, everybody is going to be there and we are going to have a discussion on access, on equity, on affordability, and on financing our educational system.”