Akufo-Addo says Ghanaians can’t wait 20 years to have free secondary education

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated his commitment and determination to provide free senior secondary education elected as president.   He said Ghanaians cannot wait 20 years to before having free secondary education.   Nana Akufo Addo said it was necessary for every Ghanaian child to have access to free education and therefore assured that when voted into power come December 07, he would fulfill his promise to provide free senior high school education to all Ghanaian children.   He appealed to Ghanaians not to pay attention to statements coming from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) that he was only bragging and that the provision of free secondary education to Ghanaians was not achievable in this present time.   Nana Akufo Addo said this when he addressed a mammoth rally at the Akyem Swedru funeral ground as part of his campaign tour of the Swedru constituency.    He criticized President John Mahama for kicking against his free SHS education policy which he said would increase the knowledge base of the Ghanaian youth.    "President Mahama who is also the presidential candidate for the ruling NDC has seen the light, but is doing everything possible to prevent others from seeing that same light which has made him what he is today," he said.   Nana Akufo-Addo said Ghanaians should laugh at any party that would speak against the free secondary education policy and consider that political party as visionless.   He said the NDC had no solution to make basic education from basic to the secondary level free for all Ghanaians, hence their attempt to portray to the whole world that the NPP could not do it.  He said nation building was the collective responsibility of all citizens and that all Ghanaians particularly the youth should be empowered to contribute their quota through the provision of free secondary education.  Nana Akufo Addo explained that education remains one of the most important issue of concern to majority of Ghanaians and that the NPP under his leadership was resolute in its determination to make free secondary education a reality.   He assured that when voted into office he would ensure the country goes through a massive industrial revolution which according to him would help create more job opportunities for the youth.  Nana Akufo-Addo said another area his government would focus on would be revamping of the cocoa industry to help not only to create more jobs but also to generate more income for the country.   He also promised to take a second look at the National Health Insurance Scheme which according to him was almost on the verge of collapse under the NDC government and revamp it once again to give hope to Ghanaians as far as health delivery was concerned.   Other communities the NPP presidential candidate visited included Kokoben, Nkenkensu, Akyem Apirede, Achiase and Awisa.

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