Free SHS Will Not Be Cancelled – President Akufo-Addo

President of Ghana, His Excellence Nana Akufo-Addo has affirmed that the Free Senior High School policy would not be abandoned amidst the current economic crisis in the country.

According to him, the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine invasion on the world economy would not prevent the government from giving free quality education at the basic and secondary school levels.

Speaking at the 10th anniversary grand durbar of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Volta Region, President Akufo-Addo made this statement.

He explained that his government has identified education as an “equalizer of opportunities” hence would continue to channel resources into the sector to ensure the effective training of the Ghanaian child.

“I want each of them [children] to look in the mirror every morning and know they can achieve anything they dream of when they complete tertiary”, he said.

According to Nana Akufo-Addo, he aims at ensuring that all Ghanaian children have equal access to quality education, to imbibe in them the requisite qualities to enable them fit into the global village.

He praised UHAS for the tremendous development 10 years after its establishment, rubbing shoulders with the traditional universities in Ghana and across the globe.

He announced that government would make available GhC6.2 million to finance the extension of utilities to the various campuses of the University, which is solely vested in the training of health professionals.