A former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo Mensah (Rtd), has criticised the National Democratic Congress (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? What is the use? You don’t have to pay for it. Come on, it’s not necessary.
“If someone wants to go to tertiary, the parents should afford it because you don’t need them anyway. I don’t need them. They finish, then they will be roaming about in Accra finding jobs. They can’t even produce solar energy to power lights for us. They can’t do anything, so, don’t waste our money on them.”
The retired general further disclosed …