The Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, Eric Opoku, has accused the government of redirecting an amount of GH¢750 million in 2023 from the District Assemblies Common Fund.
The funds were allegedly earmarked for the purchase of laptops to be distributed to Senior High School (SHS) students.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, recently announced the government’s intention to distribute over 1.4 million tablets to students at Wesley Girls Senior High School under the free SHS policy.
The goal is to enhance the teaching and learning experience within the school within the next two months.
During an interview with Citi News, Eric Opoku expressed concern that this diversion of funds would impede development at the district level. He further alleged that the government plans to divert an additional GH¢750 million for the same purpose.
He stated, “They [the government] took GH¢750 million from the Common Fund meant for the development of the assemblies and that is why most of the assemblies are not doing anything at all.
“And this year, they intend to add another GH¢750 million so that they will have GH¢1.5 billion for the purchase of those laptops.”