The Omanhene of the Domeabra Traditional Area, Nana Bafour Owusu, has disclosed that the governing New Patriotic Party's flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) policy has significantly alleviated the financial burden on chiefs regarding the payment of school fees and the provision of other forms of financial assistance to support the education of their people.
According to the Chief, prior to the introduction of the Free SHS policy, chiefs and community leaders were often burdened with supporting members of their respective traditional areas and communities with tuition, library, computer and school fees to support their secondary education.
He noted with delight that, these challenges, which had overwhelmed them in the past, have now become a thing of the past following the implementation of the policy.
The Chief, therefore, commended the government and in particular, Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, who, as Minister of Education, spearheaded the successful implementation of the Free SHS policy.
The policy, he said, has not only provided relief to many but has also created opportunities for children from underprivileged homes and communities to access education, thereby securing their future.
Nana Baffour Owusu made these remarks when the former Education Minister and now, Running Mate to the NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, paid a courtesy call on him at his palace on Tuesday, August 20, as part of his campaign tour in the Asante Akyem North constituency of the Ashanti Region.
Napo, as he is affectionately called, used the occasion to assure the chiefs that the next NPP government under Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will prioritize working with traditional leaders to advance the cause of national development.
As part of his tour of the constituency, Napo also visited the Juansa and Agogo Palaces, after which he proceeded to the Presbyterian College of Education, Agogo, where he addressed students.
The NPP Vice Presidential Candidate also addressed a mammoth rally at the forecourt of the NPP Constituency Office in Agogo where he formally introduced the party’s Parliamentary Candidate, Andy Appiah Kubi, and called on the people to vote for him and Dr Bawumia, the Presidential Candidate.
Napo’s entourage included Danquah Smith (1st National Vice Chairman), Henry Nana Boakye (National Organizer) and Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi (Ashanti Regional Chairman).
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