President Nana Akufo-Addo
PRESIDENT NANA Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he is always on the road working, for which
reason he is aware of the current happenings in the country and, therefore,
cannot be an armchair President.
He particularly
stated that he was abreast of the famous Free Senior High School (Free SHS)
policy and the wonders that it is making in the lives of beneficiaries.
According to him, he
is equally aware that as a result of the introduction of the Free SHS
programme, the infrastructural base of the schools was also being improved.
He said the
naysayers, who had continually opposed the introduction of the programme, often
cited lack of infrastructure to criticize it.
“Let these people know
that my government is vigorously confronting the infrastructural problems in
the various schools to make students feel comfortable.
“The schools are
benefitting from projects such as dormitories, classroom blocks, science
laboratories, dining halls and several others as I speak with you.
“I am not an armchair
leader; I am always on the road as the President and I see how infrastructure
in the schools is being tackled,” he said.
The occasion was when
the President briefed some selected journalists about how his administration is
faring during a programme at Jubilee House in Accra.
Very soon, he said,
most of the infrastructural needs of the schools would be met, stressing that
the Free SHS policy is good so the programme had come to stay.
The President was of the view that the country’s future growth depended on its quality human resource base, hence the need to invest in properly educating the youth.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi
