"Free SHS saved me 4,500 GH ¢ in tuition fees" – Breman Essiam, Chief

Regional News from Friday, July 26, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-07-26

The supreme leader of Breman Essiam in Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam, Odeifuor Afoakwa III, expressed his gratitude to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the implementation of the free high school policy.

According to Odeifuor Asankwa III, Free SHS policy is not a discriminatory policy and has unified all Ghanaians in terms of benefits.

"I am a beneficiary of Free SHS policy since I have two children enrolled. One is on Form 2 and the other on Form 1. I did not pay a cent, "he said.

Chief Breman Essian continued, "When the Formula 2 car was at the JHS level, you did not come to power, so I saved against his education. So when you started the Free SHS program, I managed to save 4,500 GHS. I used this money to buy 150 bags of cement to build my building. Mr. President, may God bless you richly!

Odeifuor Afoakwa III announced Thursday, July 25, 2019, at a ceremony of the leaders in honor of President Akufo-Addo in Essiam, in the constituency of Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam, at the opening of the President's three-day visit. from the central region.

The Free SHS policy, he added, has resulted in an increase in the number of registrations, requiring the dual-track system, and has led to "Graduates graduating from the University of Cape Coast (UCC). and from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) at home unemployed, including my own nephew, to be employed as a teacher at Fiaseman High School. "

Chief Breman Essian noted that funds that, until now, would have been used to pay school fees for some of the city's children are being used for development projects in the city.

"This education policy will lead Ghana to produce as many graduates in the future. You build a trustworthy elite company for the future. The future of each country depends on its youth, and not all young people are young unless they have been educated formally, "he said.

Odeifuor Afoakwa III was confident: "In the future, Ghana will grow because many others will be able to write and read so that they can work without haste or supervision. Mr. President, may God bless you abundantly.

Regarding the government's promise of "One million dollars, one riding," he said his city had benefited from the projects implemented under the policy.

"The program has started and in my city, here, a platform is digging the ground for the construction of a state-of-the-art toilet system. Enyan Denkyira, Abaasa, Ajumako, Enyan Mim and many other places, this is not only in my city, but in other parts of the district, "he said.

Chief Breman Essiam pointed out that "if someone tells you that a promise of a million dollars in a riding did not take effect, tell this person that this n & # 39; It's not true because I'm a living witness of them. "

Odeifuor Afoakwa III urged all Ghanaians to support President Akufo-Addo and his government to "avoid all prejudices and support all the policies that the president is implementing. Because at the end of his 8 years as President, the results will be good for all of us as Ghanaians. "