Mahama won’t cancel FSHS, ignore Ahiagbah’s lies – Dr. Apaak

The deputy ranking member on the Education Committee in Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak has stated that former President John Mahama will not cancel the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy when elected as President.

This comes on the back of a tweet by the Communication Director for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah suggesting that Mr. Mahama’s call for review means cancelling the FSHS

“H.E John Mahama says he will review the Free Senior High School policy within 100 days if elected. Well, that simply means he will CANCEL the popular Free SHS policy as the NDC has always hinted. But why would a social democratic party be opposed to the interest of the masses? Do you remember my brother John Dumelo and the masses?

“H.E Mahama must tell us what his review of the Free SHS policy would entail. We must get answers because it is primarily a financing intervention or initiative to eliminate the cost barrier to education for the masses” Mr. Ahiagbah stated.

In sharp rebuttal, the Builsa South lawmaker stated that the NPP Communication Director, otherwise decent person is allowing himself to be infested by the lies by the Vice President.

According to him, former President Mahama’s tenure as President in 2025 will rather make the Free Senior High School policy better.

“When a party makes a legendary liar [DMB] it’s flagbearer, the despicable disease of lying is bound to infect otherwise decent guys like Ahiagba.

“If not, how can a well lettered man say REVIEW means CANCEL? No rational Ghanaian believes this stale lie. JM WILL MAKE fSHS BETTER,” Dr. Apaak concluded in a tweet.

In a related development,

Special aide to former President John Mahama, Stan Xoese Dogbe has schooled the Communication Director for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah that reviewing Free Senior High School policy does not mean cancelling it.

This comes on the back of a tweet by the Communication Director for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah suggesting that Mr. Mahama’s call for review means cancelling the FSHS

“H.E John Mahama says he will review the Free Senior High School policy within 100 days if elected. Well, that simply means he will CANCEL the popular Free SHS policy as the NDC has always hinted. But why would a social democratic party be opposed to the interest of the masses? Do you remember my brother John Dumelo and the masses?

“H.E Mahama must tell us what his review of the Free SHS policy would entail. We must get answers because it is primarily a financing intervention or initiative to eliminate the cost barrier to education for the masses” Mr. Ahiagbah stated in a tweet.

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In responding to Mr. Ahiagbah’s claims, the special aide to the former President stated that Mr. Ahiagbah should know the kind of message he puts out there since young people may be looking up to him.

“For your level of education, at your age and despite your short political experience, you should not be disgracing yourself in this manner @RAahiagbah!

“Are you sure your little children won’t be disappointed that their father goes public to embarrass them in this manner, by claiming that a decision to hold a stakeholders meeting on improving the implementation of the free SHS policy means John Mahama wants to cancel free SHS,” Mr. Dogbe stated.

He continued: “You may be dumb, but you honestly don’t have to display it so brazenly, as a political leader some young people will unknowingly be looking up to. As I keep saying, we should not debase our political discourse for the sake of political expediency.”

Source: Today.com.gh