I Don't Understand Free SHS Bill; A Law Can Be Repealed Anytime - Kwamena Duncan

Former Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has shared dissenting views on the proposal for the Free SHS policy to become a law.

“For me I don’t understand it, unless you call the Minister (Education Minister) to explain it, I don’t understand it,” he told Kwami Sefa KayiThe Majority leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has indicated that the government has expressed intentions of presenting a Bill to Parliament but to Kwamena Duncan, he doesn’t understand why the policy must become a bill.He argued that once the policy is made a bill, it then means any person or party in power can repeal it.

This, therefore, to him, is not the right approach to maintaining and enhancing the policy.He made these arguments on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” programme Wednesday morning.Watch his full submissions below:

Member of Parliament(MP) for Effutu constituency in the Central region and the Majority leader in Ghana’s Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has indicated that the government has expressed intentions of presenting a Bill to Parliament.According to him, the Bill is set to regulate the Free Senior School policy and to ensure its outright sustainability.

Hon. Afenyo-Markin’s revelations come in the wake of the call for review of the education policy introduced by the Nana Addo government.

The policy, which provides free senior high school education for all Ghanaians have experienced daunting challenges.

Briefing the press on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, the Majority leader said, “I’m also able to report that the Education Minister will present the Free SHS Bill to Parliament.

Those are not justiciable, but once by a policy of the government, an aspiration as a message by the constitution is put into action then to make it justiciable, you enact.