As the government prepares to commence talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout program, former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has charged government to candidly assess the sustainability of programs like the Free Senior High School Policy.
According to Seth Terkper some of the flagship programs are a drain on governments’ resources and scrapping them will help check government expenditure.
In an interview with Ohene Addo on Plan B Fm’s Ebaanosen on the subject, Samuel Boateng a political Analyst urged government to candidly assess some of its key programs as suggested by the former finance minister
He further said that he thinks, “like other programs in the past, the Free SHS needs to be redesigned because he personally thinks Free SHS is one of the reasons why the country is facing these economic challenges.
He concluded that president Akufo-Addo must take a bold decision to replace some his ministers immediately with a more assured and competent persons who are willing and able to work tirelessly to turn our almost hopeless situation around.
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