Funding ‘No Academic Fees for Level 100 Students’ Initiative Will Be Least of Our Problems Otokunor [Video]

Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, the Director of Interparty and Civil Society Relations for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has addressed concerns regarding funding the party’s proposed ‘no academic fees for level 100 students’ initiative.

Otokunor assured that financing the program would be a manageable challenge for an NDC administration, emphasizing that the initiative would be a necessary response to the financial barriers many students face.

In a recent appearance on TV3’s Key Points, Otokunor explained that the funding for this initiative would be feasible by decapping the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). He estimated that GETFund could provide up to 300 million Cedis annually, which would cover the costs of waiving academic fees for first-year students.

He criticized the current administration for collateralizing GETFund, which he claims has negatively impacted university subventions.

Otokunor also emphasized the need to improve the Student Loans Trust Fund allocations to support the initiative. He criticized the current government’s use of GETFund …