The Communication Berau of the New Patriotic Party in the Abuakwa North Constituency of the Eastern Region has hit back at the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Jane Opoku-Agyemang over comments made about the flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) education.
The NDC’s running mate, during her tour of the Abuakwa North on June 26, 2024, amid visiting and consoling the fire victims of the Young Women Christian Association Palm Oil Extraction Factory, claims the erstwhile NDC government implemented the Free Senior High School policy before leaving office in 2017.
Addressing the media in a press conference held at the party’s office in Akim Kukurantumi on Sunday, June 30, the Communication Director for the Constituency, Stephen Osei Wusu, debunked the statement made by the NDC’s running mate.
She also advised her to abstain from deceiving Ghanaians, especially residents of Abuakwa North by claiming ownership of the policy implementation.
He said that during her days as Minister of Education, the NDC promised to pay Gh¢34.00 as school fees for all the day students for the 2014 and 2015 academic year but they failed.
Osei Wusu stated that it took Matthew Opoku Prempeh and President Akufo Addo to clear that debt in 2017 before finally implementing the Free Senior High School (FSHS) education policy to enable every Ghanaian child to have access to education without any stress.
“Let me again remind Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang that during her time as Education Minister, the late Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur’s wife, Matilda Arthur came to Kukurantumi Presbyterian Primary School and the headmistress of the school pleaded with her to try and get them chalk and she told her she won’t give them any chalk, this indicated there was a shortage of chalk under her administration and such person doesn’t deserve to talk about the Free Senior High School education because she has no idea about how it came into existence.
Our Member of Parliament, Gifty Twum Ampofo is committed to education; hence constructing more classroom blocks in the Constituency to enable the children in the area to go to school and become good leaders for the country,” he added
Osei Wusu emphatically stated that during the NDC’s regime, none of the Senior High Schools in the constituency had a bicycle but when the NPP government came to power, Gifty Twum Ampofo lobbied for brand new pickups and 64-seater buses for all the the schools, namely; Ofori Panin SHS, Savior SHS, W.B.M Zion SHS and St. Paul Technical Institute.
“We have an indefatigable Member of Parliament who is visible 24/7 and one thing about her is that in all the educational infrastructure projects she has executed, she involved the Akyem Tafohene, Daasebre Adusei Peasah,” he noted.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline. com
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