The government spokesperson on governance and security, Mr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has credited Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh for the successful implementation of the free senior high school policy.
He believes the former education minister did exceptionally well in executing President Akufo-Addo’s flagship policy, which has helped deprived families send their children to senior high school.
According to him, when the history of Ghana is told when it turns 100, the name of Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh will be mentioned together with President Akufo-Addo in reference to the free SHS.
He made the remarks when he was asked if Dr. Opoku-Prempeh was the one Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had settled on as his running mate.
Although he did not confirm, he made remarks that suggested that former Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh was the running mate.
He credited him as the man who executed President Akufo-Addo’s flagship education policy, the Free Senior School initiative.
“Look at all the candidates that have been presented; I am young, and I have observed all of them. Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh is such an excellent gentleman. He is a medical doctor by profession. He is an astute politician. He has won many elections in Manhyia South. It is not easy to win an election in Manhyia South.
He has managed to hold on to the constituency. One of the things I like about him is that he is the one who delivered the mandate of President Akufo-Addo’s free SHS. It will go into our history. When Ghana is 100 years old and the track record of free SHS is mentioned, the names of two people will be mentioned, and they are President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh. He is the implementor. It was his ministry that set up the free SHS Secretariat.”
He further stated that free SHS has influenced the lives of around 1.4 million individuals today.
“It may interest you to know that, since 1957 and until the NPP took office, just 800,000 people had benefited from free SHS. Today, the figure has doubled in seven years. Free SHS has numerous advantages that should not be overlooked.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
