NDC presidential candidate for 2024 elections, John Mahama, says he plans to engage various interest parties in education on policy issues within the sector if he becomes president.
According to him, this is a part of initiatives he intends to deliver on in his first 120 days in office.
Mr. Mahama stated that “we would convene a national consultative conference on education with CHASS, NAGRAT, GNAT, CCT, GNAPS, CETAG, Vice Chancellors Ghana, PRINCOF, TEWU, UTAG, PTAs, students, think tanks, academia, parents, and other stakeholders to build consensus on the improvements in our education sector, including the Free SHS.
The manifesto also mentioned improvement to the program “by providing a dedicated and sustainable funding source.”
Mr. Mahama’s remarks come amid criticisms from the incumbent administration of the former’s lack of commitment in continuing its major program in the education sector.
However, the NDC flagbearer has defended that he will not cancel but “review” the policy—a stance the NPP has severally disagreed with.
Other programs on education Mr. Mahama promised to include a no-academic fee policy for entry-level tertiary students, a tertiary education fund to support students in tertiary institutions, and a 20% additional salary for teachers who agree to be posted to rural communities.
The manifesto launch brought together thousands of NDC party faithful, including Vice Presidential Candidate Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, Former 1st Lady Lordina Mahama, Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Alban Bagbin, Majority Leader Casiel Ato Forson, and NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah.
The document has been labelled “Resetting Ghana: Jobs, Accountability, and Prosperity.”
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