Hot Audio: Even without free SHS, you could not deliver – from Bawumia to Mahama

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Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, described the statement of former President John Dramani Mahama that the nationwide deployment of the Free High School High School (FSHS) program is causing hardship. as indefensible and unsupported by the facts.

Dr. Bawumia spoke of the hardships and suffering of Ghanaians during the term of the former president and pointed out that "even without Free SHS, the Mahama government had canceled teacher training allowances, allowances Nurse training, tax exemptions on all imaginable products, including bicycles, condoms, ambulances and cutlbades. "

"You put the NHIS on your knees and restored health care in a portering system. You have not managed to provide jobs to thousands of qualified graduates, "said the vice president.

Speaking at a rally organized by the youth branch of the ruling NPP in Obo Kwahu, in the East region, as part of the activities marking this year's Easter festivities, the On Saturday, April 20, 2019, Mr. Bawumia pointed out that the government had implemented a large number of broad socially inclusive policies that the former president was not able to lead due to the mismanagement of the economy under his supervision.

Despite Free SHS, Bawumia said the government led by President Akufo-Addo was able to:

• Reduce electricity rates for households and industries
• Reinstatement of teacher training allowances
• Restore nurse education allowances
• Develop LEAP
• Develop school feeding
• Abolish or reduce 17 taxes
• Reduce import duties
• Create jobs for more than 350,000 people in the public sector
• Create jobs for 100,000 graduates as part of Nation Builders Corps
• Double the capitation grant to basic schools
• Increase by 50% the share of the DACF paid to people with disabilities
• A village a dam is in progress
• A district a factory is in progress
• A riding an ambulance is on the right track
• Etc.

"We have been able to implement all of these policies and programs and continue to implement Free SHS because we have better managed the economy. So the stakes are not Free SHS but the skill in managing the economy that allows for the implementation of programs and policies geared towards the future, "he said. declared.

Vice President Bawumia had previously participated in a walk for health organized by the party's youth wing, led by Henry Nana Boakye, national youth organizer.

Sammy Awuku, National Organizer of the NPP; Henry Nana Boakye, National Youth Organizer; East Region Minister and Nkawkaw MP Eric Kwakye Darfuor; The Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security and Abetifi MP Brian Acheampong; Deputy Minister of Finance and MP for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare; Deputy Minister of Public Works and Housing and Cape Coast North MP Barbara Asher Ayisi; Kingston Akomeng Kissi, president of the East Region Nuclear Power Plant; Eastern Regional Secretary Jeff Konadu, and other senior party officials.