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Ghana Youth
Movement asks government to re-visit policy on SHS
Accra, Aug. 25, Ghanadot/GNA - Ghana Youth Movement (GYM), a
non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Monday called on
Government to rescind its decision to review downwards the
four-year duration of Senior High School education, since
the policy could be detrimental to the youth.
The GYM also appealed to Parliament not to endorse the
policy, as an opinion poll it conducted on Government’s
course of action indicated that majority of the people did
not side with it.
This was contained in a statement issued in Accra on Monday
by Nana Prempeh Agyeman, Public Relation Officer of the NGO.
The statement claimed: “After the threat from the group to
drag the matter to court if Government continue to proceed
with the review of the educational policy from four to three
years without the approval of Parliament, it has been added
to the emergency bills to be amended and debated in
Parliament from 25th of August 2009.”
The statement said as former executives of the National
Union of Ghanaian Students, the welfare of the young
generation was their priority, since they were the future
leaders of the nation.
It said there was the need for a referendum on the issue, to
enable Government to know the views of all stakeholders.
The group also urged Government to take immediate steps to
implement the recommendations of the Anamoah Mensah
Committee on Basic Education, to ensure a formidable future
for the nation’s educational system.
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