Mahama insists no eligible student should miss admission due to lack of cash – Haruna

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to implementing the No Fees Stress policy, which aims to cater for the academic fees of all first-year university students in both public and private universities nationwide.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Student Loan Council, Minister Iddrisu emphasized that the policy is part of President John Dramani Mahama’s agenda to ensure that no eligible student forfeits admission due to financial constraints.

According to the Minister, the No Fees Stress policy involves scrapping admission, registration, and tuition fees for all freshers in universities. “President John Dramani Mahama’s recent agenda that when the government led by him at a time of the pledge to the electorate, that there will be no fees policy for first-year tertiary students,” Mr. Iddrisu stated. “So the media, don’t be struggling; it is tertiary students, public and private, will all benefit from the President’s special intervention of the No Fees Stress [Policy].”

The Minister explained that the policy seeks to address the difficulties many students face in funding their college education. “What the President is emphasizing is that no student should suffer getting admitted the first time ever when you have an admission letter,” he stressed.

“We’ve all struggled with it. You don’t know where to find the fees to get registered. The President doesn’t want to hear any more stories of persons forfeiting their admissions because they are unable to raise their first-year admission, registration, or academic facility fees.”

The No Fees Stress policy is a key campaign pledge by the National Democratic Congress, aimed at promoting access to education and reducing the financial burden on students and their families. As part of its efforts to improve education delivery, the government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that all eligible students benefit from the policy.