The debate surrounding President Nana Akufo-Addo’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) policy continues to intensify, with fresh criticism from Dr. Clement Apaak, Member of Parliament for Builsa South.

In an interview on Starr Today on Starr FM with Joshua Kodjo Mensah, Dr. Apaak argued that the President’s true legacy in education isn’t the introduction of Free SHS but the debts it has accumulated, alongside challenges that undermine its success.

“Look, if we want to be honest, Free SHS is not Akufo-Addo’s legacy. It is indebtedness to Free Senior High School, which is the information available—nothing more, nothing less,” Dr. Apaak stated firmly.

His comments point to the financial strain the program has allegedly placed on the government and its stakeholders, including the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

Dr. Apaak revealed that WAEC’s delay in releasing the recent batch of SHS results was due to the government owing the examination body a staggering 118 million Ghana cedis.

He suggested that this was not an isolated incident, citing a history of examination-related challenges since the policy’s inception.

“The President failed to tell you that examination malpractices since the first batch, or the first cohorts of the current policy who wrote their exams since 2020, have skyrocketed,” he said.

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