Education Minister-designate, Haruna Iddrisu has said this administration will uncap the Ghana Education Tertiary Fund (GETFund) as a matter of urgency.
Appearing before the Appointments Committee on Monday, January 20 Haruna said this will be done in consultation with the finance minister. "In the last few years, the GETFund has suffered because of the decision of the then Finance Minister to cap it.
President Mahama has gone public and I join him to say that we will uncap GETFund to free additional resources to support robust infrastructural development. "I will engage the Minster for Finance to uncap GETFund as a matter of expediency," he stated.
The erstwhile government through the leadership of the then Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta capped the GETFund as part of recommendations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in securing a loan deal from the Fund.
