Free SHS in danger if Mahama returns — Nana B warns

The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has warned Ghanaians that the free Senior High School (SHS) policy will be cancelled if former President John Dramani Mahama and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) regain power.

In an interview with Accra-based Peace FM, Nana B, as he is popularly known, said the NDC flagbearer has made it clear through his utterances and actions that he does not support the free SHS policy.

"Former President Mahama doesn't like Free SHS and clearly when they come, they will cancel it. Their behaviour and actions show they are against Free SHS," said Nana B.

He cited instances where NDC members have criticized the policy instead of highlighting its benefits.

“If you have observed them, anytime they have the opportunity, they have never highlighted the positives. Every day it is the negatives," the NPP National Organiser noted.

Nana B further described the NDC MPs as "very jittery" about the policy, citing their criticisms of it in Parliament.

"When you listen to the NDC MPs, you will see they are very jittery. We plead with you, Ghanaians, to know that Mr John Dramani Mahama will cancel the Free SHS if he comes back. He does not believe in it. His actions, utterances and behaviour are proof of his hatred for the policy," Nana B asserted.

He reminded Ghanaians that Mahama opposed the free SHS policy when he was President.

“He never liked it. He said he won’t put his money into it. Vote against him. We want someone who will protect it; a party that is prepared to safeguard the Free SHS legacy,”he claimed.