National President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) Professor Mamudu Akudugu, has said that the 'no academic fees for level 100 students' initiative should be targeted to specific students who genuinely need financial support. He says a wholesale implementation of this initiative will not be the ideal action to take. Speaking on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Wednesday, August 14, Prof Mamudu said "of course, there are students who are genuinely having financial constraints and cannot pay but as to how many of them they are we can't tell as of this time. "But even if it is just five students it is worth giving them support but that is why we also think that proper targeting of students who really need support to have a university education should be the way to go rather than the wholesale implementation of this policy." No academic fees for level 100s policy: Proper targeting is required rather than the whole sale approach. - Prof. Mamudu Akudugu, UTAG National President#GhanaTonight pic.twitter.com/44IF9fFA8R - #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) August 15, 2024 Meanwhile, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has said that the 'no academic fees for level 100 students' initiative will cost between 270 million and 290 million Cedis. He assured Ghanaians that his administration would raise money to fund this project.