A former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo Mensah (Rtd), has criticised the (NDC)'s manifesto promise to implement free tertiary education for first year students, citinewsroom.com has reported.

He questioned the necessity and effectiveness of the policy in Ghana.

In his speech during a stakeholder engagement at O'Reilly Senior High School on January 15, 2024, Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah questioned, "Why pay for them?

What is the essence of tertiary education?