Gospel musician, Nicholas Omane Acheampong, has called on Ghanaians to vote for Dr. Mahamamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to ensure the continuity of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
He pointed out that during John Dramani Mahama’s tenure, orphaned children often had their education halted after Junior High School (JHS), a situation that has improved significantly since then.
Nicholas Omane Acheampong credited President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo‘s implementation of the Free SHS policy for enabling children from orphanages and other disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue secondary education without barriers.
He urged Ghanaians to rally behind Dr. Mahamamudu Bawumia to safeguard the Free SHS policy, cautioning that Mahama might abolish it if elected president.
“Under Mahama, orphaned children who completed JHS couldn’t progress to secondary school. Some received assistance from individuals, while others were left behind. With Akufo-Addo’s Free SHS, almost all orphaned children can now continue to secondary school, and many go on to Nursing Training and other tertiary institutions.
“If we don’t act and Mahama wins, he will scrap Free SHS first. Therefore, we must empathize with these orphans and vote for Bawumia to protect their access to Free SHS,” he emphasised in Twi during his interview on Agyapa TV.
Nicholas Omane Acheampong’s remarks come as Mahama prepares to contest against Dr. Bawumia and other political candidates in the pending elections scheduled for December 7, 2024.
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*Orphans now have access to High School Education thanks to Free SHS* ~ Omane Acheampong pic.twitter.com/7Hbq0uaZmR
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