Veteran Ghanaian satirist/TV host,Kwaku Sintim-Misa affectionately called KSM has chastized the Akufo-Addo led government for not thinking through the flagship Free Senior High School programme.

According to the KSM Show host, government should have taken time to properly plan the programme for a year or two before implementing it.

Government introduced the double-track system under the Free Senior High School policy to accommodate all students due to the increment in enrollment.

The double year-round system divides the entire student body and staff into two different tracks. So while one track is in school, the other is on vacation.

The rotation sequence will depend on the year-round calendar being used.

Critics of the government, including former President John Dramani Mahama have said the policy will compromise the quality of education.

Speaking on ClassFM, KSM who waded in on the debate said although the Free SHS policy is a good policy, it was implemented in a rush.

He said: “The whole idea or agenda behind free education is a novel one, it is needed. We need to get a certain aspect of the generation really educated, get them to think and I think the SHS level is where we can grab people and shape their minds.

“So, I’m just saying, overall, the idea of being able to educate this group of people freely is a novel one but I think the question is: are we ready? One can say: ‘Well, when are we going to be ready, let’s jump in and just take it from there’, but, I would have rather wished more planning had gone into it. It could have taken another year or two.

“Let’s plan and execute and do it well. Right now, I have a feeling it was rushed. I could be very wrong but this is my opinion. I just think that it was rushed. Many people may be benefitting from it but very soon, the next stream of students will be coming on board, and are we going to bring more additional tracks? It is something that’s needed but it’s something that needs time to be implemented and done very well. My general impression is that it seems rushed”.