Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, is promoting a second term for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the grounds that the current administration has performed admirably in the fields of industry, education, and health.
Drawing attention to the government’s plans to overhaul the nation’s public education system and implement free second-cycle education, Dr. Adutwum urged Ghanaians to support the NPP in light of the party’s impressive record.
“My word to voters is that there is no constitutional provision that says you can’t do beyond eight. Our government has done well, come to education, we have free secondary education, free TVET, now the transformation of public schools and if you look at our track record in health, in industry, in every sector, we deserve another term. So what we are saying is that Ghanaians should vote for NPP under the leadership of the now-flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bamumia. So it is our hope that voters will look at what we have done and based on that, make a decision to keep NPP in power for the next 4 to 8 years and beyond.”
After giving money and other gifts to widows, he addressed reporters at the Osei Adutwum Senior High School in the Bosomtwe Constituency and said that policies implemented in the field of education had drastically changed the Bosomtwe Constituency.
“Bosomtwe is on track and becoming a learning hub in the country. It will be a place where students come to learn and acquire knowledge and skills. I want it to be second to none in Ghana and probably West Africa in terms of the concentration of education facilities and education opportunities. If you come to Bosomtwe now, our technical institutes and high schools are about 12. We believe that if we continue to build on that and strengthen the existing schools, we can truly make this the learning hub of Ghana where students come to learn and acquire skills irrespective of where they come from.”
He added, “Beyond 2024, you are going to see a transformed Bosomtwe, a place where we have more engineers per capita than any other place in Ghana. If we work well, any place in Africa. So our goal is to make sure that this becomes the centerpiece when you talk about education not just in Ghana but in Africa and probably in the world. I believe that parents have a role to play in terms of ensuring that their children, and grandchildren, go through education.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
