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General news for Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Source: My GH news
2020-12-02
Manasseh Azure Awuni, investigative journalist
Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says that young people in Ghana will return to their parents’ individual rooms to work after having enjoyed a free education.
According to him, “the interests and returns of the misused and stolen billions that they have lent us are suffocating us. And people will go to schools for free and go back to their parents’ individual rooms to make a fuss for obvious reasons.
For Manasseh, corruption in the country is a major concern to talk about because it can haunt the country both poor and rich.
“Whether we talk about it or not, corruption has consequences for each of us, including those who have insured their future generations against poverty by stealing and hoarding what belongs to all of us.”
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Free SHS and corruption
Free SHS was not what brought Akufo-Addo to power. He promised Free SHS in 2008 and lost. He promised Free SHS in 2012 and lost.
In 2016, he won mainly because Ghanaians were outraged by corruption. And what has he done in the fight against corruption that he promised? Not only has it pushed corruption to an absurd level, it has undermined anti-corruption agencies like the Auditor General.
But some people say that it has achieved a free SHS, so we should not talk about corruption. Why not? The rampant corruption of bygone years is what has impoverished so many that they cannot afford a decent living and pay their ward fees.
Interest and repayments on the misapplied and stolen billions they have loaned us are suffocating us. And people will attend schools for free and return to their parents’ individual rooms to work for obvious reasons.
Whether we talk about it or not, corruption has consequences for all of us, including those who have insured their future generations against poverty by stealing and hoarding what belongs to all of us.
It is possible to have implemented SHS for free without corruption. OR?
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