Haruna Iddrisu, the Tamale South Member of Parliament (MP), claims that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has never opposed the Free Senior High School policy. As per his statement, the party has consistently maintained that it is advisable to assess the economic conditions in order to confirm whether the proposed policy would not strain taxpayers’ finances.
His remarks addressed how the current Free SHS policy differs from the lack of academic fees for level 100 students. Considering that the new policy would also be implemented during a period of severe economic debt. In an interview, he stated that the party had evaluated the financial circumstances and planned to pay its share to ease the load on the populace.
He said that the NDC had never rejected free senior high school and that the dispute was only between progressive free senior high school and free senior high school. In the meantime, the former Minority Leader promised that the free SHS policy would be reviewed by the NDC government in order to better serve the country.
SOURCE: https://dew360.net
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