No-Fee-Stress policy has become ‘post-stress’ for students – Dennis Miracles Aboagye
The implementation of the government’s No-Fee-Stress policy has come under criticism from Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who says the arrangement is failing to deliver the relief promised to tertiary students.
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a close aide to the NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed dissatisfaction with the government's No-Fee-Stress policy for tertiary students. The policy, which aims to have the government pay the fees of newly admitted students directly to their institutions, has been criticized for not delivering the expected stress-free payment system.
Mr Aboagye argues that requiring students to pay their fees upfront and then seek reimbursement places an undue financial burden on students and their families. The issue is particularly acute for those from low-income households who may not be able to raise the necessary funds. Mr Aboagye described the current system as "post-stress" rather than the promised "stress-free" arrangement.
He pointed out that no Ghanaian student has actually received stress-free fees, and instead, they are left dealing with the financial stress of paying their fees upfront. Mr Aboagye maintains that the original promise was to eliminate the need for students to take out loans before enrolling, but the requirement to pay fees upfront undermines the policy's core objective.
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