According to Afrobarometer, 85% of respondents want Free SHS to continue under the next government.
According to the most recent Afrobarometer Round 10 survey, 85% of Ghanaians strongly support the continuation of the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program under the upcoming government, whether it be the NDC or the NPP.
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Most people today consider the well-liked program, which was started by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), to be crucial because it has been praised for expanding access to secondary school nationwide.
The results of the Afrobarometer Round 10 poll, which was released on Thursday, October 31 by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), show the social and economic difficulties that Ghanaians are facing as the general election of 2024 draws near.
The study found that there was strong support for additional government-led initiatives in addition to the Free SHS program. The “Planting for Food and Jobs” campaign, which aims to increase food security and jobs through agriculture, is something that 81% of respondents support continuing.
Furthermore, 71% back the “One District, One Factory” campaign, which aims to industrialise nearby villages and lessen migration from rural to urban areas. Even 60% approve the “One Village, One Dam” program, indicating widespread support for agricultural advancement and rural development.
With 41% of respondents citing unemployment as the nation’s most urgent problem, it was followed closely by poor infrastructure (38%) and health services (33%).
On the other hand, 79% of respondents would rather see the contentious electronic transactions levy (e-levy), a tax on digital payments that has generated a lot of discussion and resistance, removed.
Economic Challenges and Growing Inequality:
The report highlights the financial struggles that many Ghanaians are going through, even though some programs are receiving support. Compared to 19% in 2017, 82% of respondents said they had been in poverty at some degree during the previous 12 months, with 45% characterising their poverty as moderate or extreme.
Many people now have limited access to basic needs like food, cooking fuel, water, and medical care; over half report shortages.
