Builsa South Member of Parliament Dr Clement Apaak has said that the free senior high school policy (Free SHS) is serving the needs of Ghanaians.
He indicated that the policy is good but there is a need for a national dialogue on how to sustain it.
“The only way we can have a clear sense of what the options will be is through a national forum, ” he said on the Ghana Tonight Show on TV3 on Wednesday, August 23.
“The issue of sustainability will definitely evoke a national dialogue on it,” he stressed.
He was commenting on the National Level Dialogue event on the theme “Free SHS in perspective: The problems, progress and prospects” held by Media General on Wednesday, August 23.
During the forum, Former Rector of the Ghana Institue of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Professor Stephen Adei said persons who critique the policy should not be seen as enemies of a particular regime that is implementing the policy.
He said the policy is good and must be made better so that no child is left out.
“Persons calling for a review of the free should not be seen as an enemy of the regime,” he stated.
Speaking at the TV3 National Level Dialogue on the theme “Free SHS in perspective: The problems, progress and prospects” on Wednesday, August 23, he said “I am an avid supporter of free SHS. Every child in Ghana must have access to education up to the high school level and not be constrained because their parents cannot afford.”
He added “The Free SHS will be one of the greatest legacies of His Excellency the President. There is no rational Ghanaian who will want to scrap the policy of free SHS.”
He further said that the policy is good and must be made better so that no child is left behind.
“Free SHSS requires quality community schools,” he added.