Dr. Clement Apaak, a Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee, is requesting explanations as to why the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) wants all outstanding arrears paid before reopening.
The Builsa South MP says it makes no sense for this to happen, especially when Parliament has since 2017 approved all allocations made for the implementation of the free Senior High School policy.
The lawmaker is therefore demanding answers as to what the approved allocations and budgets were used for.
He has therefore served notice that the incoming John Dramani Mahama-led administration will demand answers and accountability from the outgoing government.
“What exactly has the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government been doing with the funds we have been approving in Parliament to fund the FSHS Programme?
The day of reckoning is here. We will be demanding answers with regards to utilisation of funds approved to fund the implementation of FSHS policy from 2017-2024 in the national interest.
Indeed, Ghana deserves better and will get better under John Mahama.”
Read the full statement below
According to CHASS, if the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government fails to pay outstanding funds before January 3, 2025, the scheduled date for reopening, it will advise against the resumption of the academic calendar.
Question is, how did we get here when every year since 2017, we have approved, in Parliament, all allocations and requests made to fund the FSHS Programme?
What exactly has the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government been doing with the funds we have been approving in Parliament to fund the FSHS Programme?
The day of reckoning is here. We will be demanding answers with regards to utilisation of funds approved to fund the implementation of FSHS policy from 2017-2024 in the national interest.
Indeed, Ghana deserves better and will get better under John Mahama.
Dr. Clement Abas Apaak
MP, Builsa South
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
