The attack on the judiciary by members of the Delta Force threatens the security of the country, Patrick Stephenson, a policy analyst at IMANI Ghana, has said. According to him the recent spate of vigilantism “stands the chance of creating instability for us as a country” and attacking the judiciary “undermines the institution of democratic … Read more
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Akufo-Addo government has ample resources to bankroll its Free Senior High School policy without needing to touch the Heritage Fund. “We are financing the Free SHS education without looking at the Heritage Fund. We are not touching the Heritage Fund. I think we have enough resources from our … Read more
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the Akufo-Addo government has no intention of touching the Heritage Fund to bankroll the Free Senior High School policy. “We are not going to touch the Heritage Fund to be able to support the free SHS education,” Ofori-Atta told Accra-based Joy FM. Mr Ofori-Atta’s clarification follows a comment by … Read more
The government must set up a Senior High School Fund that will become a permanent and sustainable source of funding for the Akufo-Addo government’s Free Senior High School, pressure group Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), has suggested. The group said the SHS Fund must be cast in the mould of the GETfund. According to the … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has said it will resist the use of the Ghana Heritage Fund to bankroll the Akufo-Addo government’s Free Senior High School programme scheduled to start in September this year. “We join the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians and civil society groups to register our strongest disapproval and objection to this idea. We … Read more
Using the Heritage Fund to bankroll the government’s Free Senior High School programme is apt, but the money must be paid back with interest after three years, pressure group Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has said at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, 16 February. “This policy, in our opinion, has nothing to do … Read more
Ghana needs about $600 million per annum to fund and implement the Free Senior High School programme introduced by the Akufo-Addo government, Patrick Stephenson, Director of Research and Finance of policy think tank Imani Africa, has said. The Ghana Heritage Fund was established in 2011 by Section 10 (1) of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act, … Read more
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo has hinted that the government’s Free Senior High School policy will be funded by the Heritage Fund. The Akufo-Addo government plans to fully implement the policy from September. President Akufo-Addo over the weekend said the implementation of his much touted campaign policy was on course stating that “by free SHS, … Read more
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo has hinted that the government’s Free Senior High School policy will be funded by the Heritage Fund. The Akufo-Addo government plans to fully implement the policy from September. President Akufo-Addo over the weekend said the implementation of his much touted campaign policy was on course stating that “by free SHS, … Read more
The Executive Director of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Charles Aheto-Tsegah has backed the government to seamlessly deliver the Free Senior High School policy. “I believe that the President [Akufo-Addo] has the idea to deliver Free SHS in the interest of everyone,” he averred in an interview with Accra-based Citi FM. The Head … Read more
President Nana Addo says the free SHS policy will ensure that Ghanaians who qualify for SHS are not burdened with financial difficulties President Nana Addo’s assurance of delivering his promise of a free Senior High School (SHS) policy, has raised some pertinent questions among stakeholders. Considering the current situation of the economy, some stakeholders have attempted to … Read more
Government’s plan to implement a Free Senior High School policy from September is likely to face some challenges due to the country’s wobbling financial status, the Head of Economics at IMANI, Patrick Stephenson has warned. President Akufo-Addo over the weekend disclosed that his government’s plan to fully implement its much touted campaign promise is on … Read more
Government’s plan to implement a Free Senior High School policy from September is likely to face some challenges due to the country’s wobbling financial status, the Head of Economics at IMANI, Patrick Stephenson has warned. President Akufo-Addo over the weekend disclosed that his government’s plan to fully implement its much touted campaign promise is on … Read more
Policy Think Tank, IMANI Ghana has opined that the much hyped free Senior High School policy by the New Patriotic Party is likely to face some setbacks. This according to Head of Economics at IMANI, Patrick Stephenson is because of the current economic conditions in the country. President Akufo-Addo over the weekend assured that his … Read more
Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, says it conducted a survey which predicted the National Democratic Congress’ defeat in the general elections ahead of the polls. The NDC’s defeat in the recently held general elections saw incumbent President, John Mahama’s ambition to serve a second term quashed. The Presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party … Read more
Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, says it conducted a survey which predicted the National Democratic Congress’ defeat in the general elections ahead of the polls. The NDC’s defeat in the recently held general elections saw incumbent President, John Mahama’s ambition to serve a second term quashed. The Presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) … Read more
Panelists for Joy FM’s Ghana Connect programme Friday have unanimously dismissed calls by legislators for a better condition of service, describing it as “slothful.” The discussants which include Fellow at IMANI Ghana, Isidor Kpotufe, Policy analyst, Patrick Stephenson, law student of Mountcrest University College, Elvis Ampadu and President of Unemployed Graduates Association of Ghana (UGAG), … Read more
A?survey commissioned by IMANI Ghana has suggested that most Ghanaians are unhappy with high government spending. The respondents, numbering 10,020, from all the regional capitals, also largely answered ‘no’ to a question on whether the government should continue to spend heavily in spite of the country’s rising debt stock. Respondents from the Central Region were … Read more
Policy think tank IMANI has advised political parties to adjust their manifestos in order to suit research findings which indicate among other things that the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) is the most unfavourable social intervention project that Ghanaians want discontinued. The research, which sampled 1,025 views and opinions nationwide also found that education and … Read more