15th March, 2017

The Daily Graphic commends government for the bold step it has taken to implement the much touted Free SHS Policy. The paper was however quick to advise it to be circumspect it the implementation in order not to bury the reason for which it was established. The paper believes the policy should begin with brilliant but needy students so that it does not trigger a wholesale admission of wealthier students, leading to the displacement of the poor. It explains that for a country so obsessed with paper qualification as Ghana, the Free SHS Policy may heighten the competition for paper qualification, at the expense of technical education, which according to the Graphic is crucial to the development of the country. In the view of the paper, if the policy is carefully targeted and implemented the success rate will be phenomenal. 

The Ghanaian Times is of the view that the continued shedding of blood on roads as well as the maiming of people through avoidable accidents should no longer be tolerated. The paper attributes these accidents to human error which includes speeding, drunkenness, distractions while driving and not observing traffic regulations on the road. The Times observes that motorists put up their best behaviour when they come across a group of policemen or get to check points but immediately after passing through these check points, they speed off as if traffic regulations are no longer in existence. The paper therefore calls for rigid law enforcement on the roads. It says if policemen can deal ruthlessly with traffic offenders instead of compromising their position, it will change the careless and irresponsible behaviours of some drivers and bring sanity on roads.

GBC