‘No level 100 fees’ policy a knee-jerk approach to compete with NPP – Rev. Ntim Fordjour
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1 month ago
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MyJoyOnline
Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has described the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) 'no-fees policy for Level 100 students,' as a reactionary measure aimed at countering the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) established dominance in the education sector. This comes after the NDC flagbearer John Mahama at the launch of the party's Youth Manifesto on Monday said first-year tertiary students will not pay academic fees if he wins the election. Related: Level 100 students won't pay fees if I'm elected - Mahama
According to him, this is part of a government initiative to lessen the burden on parents financing the cost of their children's education. But speaking on Joy FM's Newsfile, Rev.