The former General Secretary of Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong has advised the Akufo-Addo led government to de-politicise its laudable social intervention programmes.
He suggests that the pro-poor initiatives ought to be considered as national ideas in order to make them more acceptable and lasting.
Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong said the government should in particular, de-politicise the Free-Senior High School (SHS) programme which, he described as “a wonderful social intervention that must be sustained as a national idea”.
In an interview with the GNA on Monday, Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, The former General Secretary of the CCG, commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for being very consistent in his promises of bettering the lots of Ghanaians.
While Rev Opuni-Frimpong lauds the President for being consistent, he would also urge the government to clearly explain to Ghanaians how it was mobilising resources to fund all these projects, adding, “That will help boost the confidence of the people in the government”.
He also advised the government to lead a national mobilisation programme to mobilise domestic resources and bring all stakeholders including parents, teachers, and old school associations on board to run the free SHS.
“This will ensure that we get the best out of the free-SHS for our children”, he said