Relying on GETFund for ‘No academic fees for level 100 students’ initiative can be problematic – UCC Lecturer
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
3News
Relying on the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to finance the proposed 'no academic fees for level 100 students' at the universities can create problems because the GETFund is currently facing challenges, a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere has said. He stated that the GETFund has been leveraged for loans by the current government thereby making it difficult to rely on it to fund other projects.
"GETFund in itself has huge problems, we have leveraged it as part of huge loans this government has taken so it is difficult but if there is a change they should be able to do it," he said on the Big Issue on TV3 Tuesday, August 13. Dr Asante Otchere further stated that proper feasibility studies will make it easier for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to implement the initiative if they win the elections.
"When there is a will there will always be a way…if they do proper feasibility studies they should be able to implement it.
"If you reduce waste, ensure corruption is dealt with then definitely you will be able to do it," he added. The Youth Manifesto launched by the National Democratic Congress has many promises. One that seems to resonate with the target audience most is the "No Fee Stress Initiative".