The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has described the claim by former President John Dramani Mahama that the nationwide roll-out of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme is causing hardships as untenable and not supported by the facts.
Dr. Bawumia noted the hardships and suffering of Ghanaians during the tenure of the former president and pointed out that “even without Free SHS, the Mahama government cancelled teacher training allowances, cancelled nursing training allowances, cancelled import duty waivers for health professionals, and increased taxes on every conceivable good including bicycles, condoms, ambulances and cutlasses. You brought the NHIS to its knees and returned health care to a cash and carry system. You failed to provide employment for thousands of qualified graduates”.
Speaking at a rally organised by the youth wing of the governing NPP at Obo Kwahu in the Eastern Region as part of activities marking this year’s Easter festivities on Saturday, 20 April 2019, Dr. Bawumia noted that notwithstanding the implementation of free SHS the government has implemented a large number of broad socially inclusive policies which the former president was unable to deliver because of the poor management of the economy under his watch.
Despite Free SHS, the Government of Nana Akufo-Addo has been able to:
• Reduce electricity tariffs for households and industries
• Restore teacher training allowances
• Restore nursing training allowances
• Expand LEAP
• Expand School Feeding
• Abolish or reduce 17 taxes
• Reduce import duties
• Provide jobs for over 350,000 people in the public sector
• Provide jobs for 100,000 graduates under the Nation Builders Corps
• Double the capitation grant to basic schools
• Increase the proportion of the DACF paid to persons with disabilities by 50%
• One village one dam is on course
• One district one factory is on course
• One constituency one ambulance is on course
• Etc.
“We have been able to implement all of these policies and programmes and still implement Free SHS, because we have managed the economy better. The issue is therefore not Free SHS but the competence in managing the economy which allows for the implementation of forward-looking programmes and policies” Vice President Bawumia declared.
Vce President Bawumia had earlier taken part in a massively attended health walk organised by the youth wing of the party, led by Henry Nana Boakye.
Other speakers at the rally included the National Organiser of the NPP, Sammy Awuku; National Youth Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye; Eastern Region Minister and MP for Nkawkaw, Hon Eric Kwakye Darfuor; Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security and MP for Abetifi, Hon Brian Acheampong; Deputy Minister of Finance and MP for Atiwa East, Hon Abena Osei Asare; Deputy Minister for Works and Housing and MP for Cape Coast North, Hon Barbara Asher Ayisi; Eastern Region NPP Chairman Kingston Akomeng Kissi; Eastern Region Secretary Jeff Konadu, and other senior party officials.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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This thing called BAWUMIA should immediately seek medical help, cause as I speak GHANE=A is tipping over under your ***barred word*** rule you still talking rubbish, BAWUMIA you know what? go and KILL yoursel BANSA!!
NDC THINKS AAL GHANAIANS REASON LIKE THEIR FOOT SOLDIERS. THIS TACTICS OF DECEPTION IS OVER. THAT IS WHY YOU ALWAYS OPPOSE EDUCATING THE PEOPLE. YOU WILL NO LONGER DECEIVE US AGAIN. WAIT, YOU WILL GET YOUR VERDICT AND KNOW WHERE YOUR STAND IN 2020. DO YOU THINK WE WANT TO GO BACK TO THE IMF,CORRUPTION WITH IMPUNITY,INCOMPETENCE? THE TWO YEARS OF THIS GOVERNMENT FAR OUT WEIGHS THE 19 WASTED YEARS OF NDC GOVERNMENTS. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR BASE, NORTH, ZONGO, VILLAGES UNEDUCATED ETC. NOW THESE ARE GOING TO BE EDUCATED AND YOUR DAYS ARE OVER. GAME OVER!
You can continuously tickle yourself. Ghanaians are not ***barred word***.you succeeded in deceiving in 2016 Where is the one million dollars for 2017,2018,2019. I guess ALL HAVE EXPIRED. ONE DAM ONE VILLAGE? EXPIRED. ONE DISTRICT ONE FACTORY? EXPIRED. PROMISED TO CREATE JOBS? EXPIRED. DR BAWULIAR SUCCEEDED IN CREATING JOBS FOR HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.HIS FATHER IN LAW RAMADAN AMBASSADOR TO EMIRATE(DUBAI),ABU RAMADAN DEPUTY NADMO
Even Dr Kwame Nkrumah was chased out by we Ghanaians so keep up with the arrogance. We will soon get fed up with your lies Dr Liar Bewumia. Keep up with the disrespectful attitude. It will indeed help you in the long run.
President Mahama doesn't display diplomacy in the way he speaks and that can cost NDC. FREE SHS is not something he should talk about in negative way. If he keeps talking about free SHS you give someone like dumb barwumia to get the chance to talk. Barwumia has been quiet for sometime now so don't give him the chance to open his mouth to talk anyhow. This is why it was wrong not to elect Joshua Alabi. These guys are already in hot waters by the statement made by osafo maafo so why go and speak about free SHS? You must stop talking free SHS.
Nanak, why should Govt. be responsible for your bad decisions? If you chose to invest your money and it does not workout that should be your problem period. Government can not be responsible for your bad decisions. Sorry. Would you have shared your profit with govt. if you made it?
Brilliant, just brilliant from Dr.Bawumia. I have been thinking the same. NDC die finish. When we had no free ShS, we still had 24 hours dumsor, school feeding problems, nhis collapse and contractors were still not paid. Nana and Bawumia have done a good job. Where is that pito drinking Ndc economic guru Adongo?
I wish the VP could stop deceiving us on achievements. What are you guys doing about the masses whose investments are locked up with these registered investment companies just becos of your policies? Until you address this issues, forget it come 2020.
SO YOU THINK YOU ARE DELIVERING? YOUR REPORT CARD IS ON THE WAY!! IT WILL SURPRISE YOU! YOU WILL BE LUCKY TO SCORE HALF OF WHAT HE HAD!!!
this man can really insult Ghanaians. what paa do you take us for? with the current hardship all you can think about is campaigning? he is too insensitive. very selfish and he never gets out of the campaign mood. when was the last time capita was paid and check the number of schools where electricity has been disconnected. you don't have shame at all. what are the factories under the one district producing. this shame must stop. you are gradually becoming a symbol of lies