The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Builsa North Constituency in the Upper East Region, Mr. James Agalga, has accused the government of paying little attention to the challenges of basic schools in the country as a result of its flagship Free SHS policy.
According to the MP, since the outset of the free senior high school policy, there has been minimal focus on improving the quality of education at the basic school level in the country.
The government has focused and channeled all its energy into free SHS and neglected the basic schools, which are the foundation of education. If attention is not given to this stage of education, what students do we produce for the SHS level?
The MP, in an interview with Oyerepa News after he handed over a renovated KG school to the Chiok community in his Constituency on Monday, 3rd June 2024, noted that the quality of infrastructure (school buildings, supply of desks, books, and teachers among others) at the basic level remains low compared to secondary education in the country.
He explained that primary education is critical to the success of secondary education and, therefore, should also be treated as a priority. That is why he pays special attention to education in his Constituency.
Mr. Agalga, therefore, urged the government to address some of the immediate problems in basic schools, such as the non-payment of capitation grants, lack of adequate infrastructure, and the unavailability of textbooks and other essential teaching and learning materials to improve basic education in the country.
Source: Oyerepafmonline.com/Edmond Kwaching Agwaazeh, Upper East Regional Correspondent
