{"id":178070,"date":"2024-05-03T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/03\/bawumia-promises-free-tertiary-education-for-pwds-if-elected-president\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T12:37:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:37:44","slug":"bawumia-promises-free-tertiary-education-for-pwds-if-elected-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/03\/bawumia-promises-free-tertiary-education-for-pwds-if-elected-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia promises free tertiary education for PWDS if elected president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has promised to provide free tertiary education to all persons with disability who make it to University in Ghana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He made this known during an interaction with the clergy in the Western North Region as part of his ongoing nationwide tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Dr Bawumia, even though scholarships\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are meant<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be given<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to all manner of persons, his government will prioritise scholarships for persons with disability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The NPP flagbearer noted that the scholarship will cover\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">both<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0academic and residential fees for all persons with disability from 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI am\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very clear<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on the way forward. I believe that for persons with disabilities, we\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are going to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> support them a bit more. 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