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Ghanaian media personalist and broadcast journalist, Afia Pokua, also recognized as Vim Lady, has urged Ghanaians to refrain from blindly supporting politicians and their political parties.
She believes it is high time for voters to start questioning and criticizing the practicality of the promises and policies put forth by politicians.
During her interview on Peace FM, Vim Lady pointed out that politicians nowadays are only rehashing old ideas instead of introducing innovative concepts.
She gave an instance of how the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been pressuring the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the financial burden of the Free Senior High School initiative and has requested a reevaluation of the policy.
Nevertheless, the NDC has also suggested intentions of offering free education to first-year college students if they win the election.
The Vim Lady doubted the feasibility of the NDC’s policy, arguing that Ghana is unable to fund it due to its economic condition.
She said, “The NDC is saying they would provide free tuition to all first-year L100 students of the public universities across the country. For me, this is a build-up of the free SHS policy. If the NPP had not introduced free SHS, the NDC would not have initiated this policy.
“We shouldn’t just be following slogans; we must question their policies. The NDC has been complaining bitterly about how free SHS has impacted negatively on Ghana’s economy, to the extent that the party has been calling for a review of the policy.”
She continued, “Yet today, the NDC wants to implement free tuition for all level 100 students; where are they going to get the money for? That is a valid question, and we must ask.”
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