General News of Sunday, 6 May 2018Source: Myjoyonline.comAddress challenges with Free SHS - Presbyterian Church appeals to governmentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku-PrempehThe Upper Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has called on government to consider a concurrent evaluation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy to address its challenges and shortcomings. The church said it was a partner to government in providing quality education to the people of Ghana, and observed that accommodation, furniture, inadequate classrooms and delay in the release of funds for feeding among others were the challenges facing the policy. This was contained in a communique issued by the church and read at a news conference by Reverend Emmanuel Atami, Chairman of the Upper Presbytery at the end of its eighth Presbytery Session held in Garu, in the Garu District of the Upper East Region. The event was on the theme: “Let the earth hear: Equipping the proclaimer to go and tell.”He said the free SHS as pursued by government as a pro-poor policy was well received by Ghanaians and further called on heads of various SHS in the country to cooperate with government to encourage a comprehensive roll out to cover every Ghanaian child. Reverend Atami said “the Presbytery is appealing to the security agencies to intensify their vigilance in the country, particularly around financial institutions.

Source: GhanaWeb May 06, 2018 13:41 UTC