Former President and father of current president, Edward Akufo-Addo is known for his outstanding role in Ghana’s political history as a member of the ‘Big Six’ and Ghana’s president in the 2nd republic but little is known about the hardship and struggles the former leader endured in his bid to accomplish the things he achieved.
The gathering at the 2017 'Presidential Awards for Students' felt moved when the President made a jaw-dropping revelation about the struggles his father went through in order to become the historic figure Ghanaians still remember him for.
In his bid to inspire and motivate the students and parents who had gathered at the ceremony, the president told a touching story of how his father sometimes funded his education from monies borrowed from relatives.
According to the president, even at the time of his birth, his father was still settling the debt that he had incurred during his schooling days.
‘’My father was a poor boy from Akropong who lost his parents at a tender age but through perseverance and determination, he made it. There were times when he had to borrow money from relatives to fund his education’’
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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#hmmm fasoho wae we are all not equal my mom sold her clothes for me to enter SHS nti allow him wae jealousy will kill Ghanaians mtewww koraaa
so at age 4 can anyone remember vividly what happened to them. the president said at age 4 he could remember that his father was paying some debt.... hmm
why not share your story and stop attacking someone s own. It's a shame
Some idoooooooots like you fall for anything this man says. Use your brain a little bit and stop this myopic way of thinking. Borrowing money to pay school fees is not a motivation that your president should be telling schooling children. I have observed this man since he became a president carefully and I think the presidency is taking better part of him. He is just trying so hard to avoid the fact that he was born with golden spoon in his mouth.
That is why he is making education free for you
Your father was even lucky to have relatives who borrowed him money for his education. What about those of us who have to weed peoples farm and do construction work to pay our way through school. Want is touching about your fathers story.