Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper is raising some valid concerns about Ghana's free Senior High School (SHS) program. He's suggesting that the government should adopt a model similar to Europe and the US, where free SHS is limited to day students. This could help reduce the financial burden on the government, which has already spent GHS 9.9 billion on the program since its introduction in 2017 .

Terkper's concerns are centered around how the incoming Mahama government plans to generate revenue to fund programs like free SHS, while also removing certain taxes as promised. He's right to question this, as the government needs to ensure that it has a sustainable funding model in place to support its programs.

It's worth noting that the free SHS program has been a significant success in increasing access to education in Ghana. However, the government needs to find a way to make the program more sustainable in the long term. Perhaps adopting a model similar to Europe and the US, where free SHS is limited to day students, could be a step in the right direction.