Mahama Refutes I Will Not Cancel Funding For Feeding Free SHS Students

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has refuted reports that he will stop funding feeding for SHS students.

According to the campaign team, the former President has never announced the cancellation of funding as reported by a section of the media.

"John Mahama has consistently affirmed his support for the free senior high school policy. He commenced the progressively free senior high school policy, and his future administration will address the obstacles facing the policy and work with stakeholders to develop a better plan to improve the implementation" a statement signed by Campaign spokesperson, Joyce Bawah Mogtari.

"Indeed, contrary to the false reports shamelessly published by the NPP’s media cabal, the NDC 2024 Resetting Ghana Manifesto states on pages 92 and 94, under the heading ‘Secondary Education’ that the NDC will, among others, provide a dedicated and sustainable funding source for quality secondary education by ring-fencing a percentage of our oil proceeds, decentralise the procurement of food and other basic supplies, to ensure timely food supply, and improve the quantity and quality of food for students, abolish the double-track system to restore a stable academic calendar and extend free SHS to cover students in private Senior High Schools.

How can these policies reflect a decision to cut funding to support the feeding of students in our secondary schools?" the statement added.



Read full statement below


.Rebeca Addo Tetteh/