Next NDC government to uncap and decollateralize GET FUND –Mahama

Next NDC government to uncap and decollateralize GET FUND – Mahama 

John Mahama, the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has highlighted the party’s dedication to education in the country and pledged to unlock and leverage the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) if he wins the election.

The cap on the fund’s resources and collateralization restricted the full remittance of the GETFund levy into education financing.

The ex-president made a promise to provide free sanitary pads for female learners in both basic and Senior Secondary school.

Providing free sanitary pads for female learners in both basic and senior high schools was started by the erstwhile NDC government. If you could remember, our opponents now in government mocked us on the initiative. “Your raising of the issue again signifies that we had a well-thought-out policy on sanitary pads and it needs to be reintroduced,” he said.

Mr John Dramani Mahama made the promise when he engaged in a policy dialogue with Pre-Tertiary Teacher Unions in Accra.

The Teacher Unions that attended the policy dialogue, included the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), Ghana, and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU). 

The dialogue aimed to address concerns regarding the delivery of quality education and education financing in the country. They held it at NAGRAT Headquarters Adabraka in the Greater Accra. 

Source:Bibianinews.com/Bernard Dadzie