Who Told You Parents Don't Appreciate Akufo-Addo's Free SHS? - Okoe Boye Queries Mahama
Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has asked Ghanaians not to sit down for former President John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) to rubbish President Akufo-Addo's free SHS education programme.
According to him, the Ex-President doesn't have the slightest idea how some families had to struggle to send their children to school.
To him, if he and his NDC knew the relief that the free SHS has brought to parents, they wouldn't bastardize the policy.
''Who told you the parents and families will not be grateful and support the President? Who told you?'' he questioned the opposition party.
Dr. Okoe Boye, speaking on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', shared a personal life story of how his late mother struggled to further his education.
He was almost brought to tears as he recalled passing his final examinations with excellent grades - 12 ones - and due to his family's financial constraints, his dream to obtain a secondary education was almost shattered but for his mother wouldn't give up on him.
He said his mother sold her utensils to find money and send him to school.
''Because of financial problems, I followed my mother to go and sell her utensils that she had gathered for the past 20-30 years since she was born . . . I was with my mother; we sold all to a certain woman for admission to PRESEC,” he fondly told host Kwami Sefa Kayi.
Dr. Okoe Boye told his emotional life story not necessarily for people to throw him a pity-party but to tell Ghanaians how grateful they should be to President Nana Akufo-Addo for introducing his free SHS policy.
''The three years of education is what can make a difference between a hustler who is a problem unto himself and society and a gentleman who is the faith and the destiny of his country,” he asserted.
He was thankful to the President for lifting the huge burden on parents and families by absorbing the fees of their school children.
''Akufo-Addo has not only competence but compassion and woe unto you if your leader is only knowledgeable but not having a good heart.''
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