The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa and Deputy Majority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, recently addressed a statement she made regarding the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program and its potential impact on the rising unemployment rate in Ghana.
During an interview with Kwesi Parker Wilson on Oyerepa TV on Monday, August 12, 2024, the Deputy Majority Leader indicated that the Free SHS program has resulted in an increase in the number of graduates.
“The high unemployment rate in Ghana is arising out of Free Senior High Education. Because we’re educating more people. A lot of them have completed school and they are not working,” the Deputy Majority Leader stated.
Watch the Asokwa MP making the statement in the video below:
Realizing the impact of her statement on her party, NPP and the ruling government following a report by oyerepafmonline.com. The Asokwa MP has made a U-turn, giving a different explanation to her comment regarding Free SHS.
In a statement issued by her office, the Asokwa MP on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, claimed that Madam Patricia Appiagyei’s comments had been misinterpreted.
Source: oyerepafmonline.com
