The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, is urging Ghanaians to vote for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming elections. He believes that the party’s performance in critical sectors such as education, health, and industry warrants another term.
Dr. Adutwum highlighted the government’s achievements, including the introduction of free second-cycle education, free Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and the transformation of public schools.
He emphasized that there is no constitutional limit on the number of terms a party can serve and that the NPP deserves to be re-elected based on its impressive track record.
Speaking to journalists at the Osei Adutwum Senior High School in the Bosomtwe Constituency, Dr. Adutwum also noted that the education sector has undergone significant transformation in the area.
He presented cash and other items to widows during the event.
“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 centrepiece 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.”
He urged parents to take the education of their wards seriously by taking advantage of the government’s free educational policy.
“President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has done something that we never imagined was going to happen in our country, free secondary school. But parents also have a role to play, encouraging the children to go to school and where there’s a need, making sure that they come and seek support for their wards.”
“I have supported about 22 students with trunks, chop boxes, mattresses, and some money to buy their provisions. Another 45 are going to be supported. I was just appealing to them [parents] that in case there’s a need, we are here to support them. But they should also step up and ensure that the education of their children receives priority in their families and their own lives.”
