Samuel Atta Akyea, MP for Akim Abuakwa South, has blasted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for neglecting to promote the free Senior High School (SHS) program.
He questioned why the president, after spending much in educational policy, did not publicize it more.
In an interview with Citi TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, Atta Akyea characterized the President as a ‘poor storyteller’ for hesitating to notify Ghanaians about the free SHS.
He observed that few presidents can commit to sustaining such a policy, emphasising that the first gentleman of the land has laid down the foundation for the next 20 years with all the problems associated with the policy.
“I think President Akufo-Addo has been a bad storyteller too. There’s no president in this realm called Ghana, who said people should go to secondary school for free. Do you think it’s cheap?
“Even if it’s not perfect, he has given the foundation for this nation to take off. In terms of serious brain power in the next 20 years. I have never heard any president who said every district should have a hospital, these are not low-cost governance achievements.”
He also rejected claims that the president had underperformed in his 8-year rule, acknowledging that his government was hugely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
“I do not think he [Akufo-Addo] has underperformed. What I believe is that he has had a lot of trouble. People underrate the power of the COVID-19. President Osagyefo Nkrumah never faced that. The Russian-Ukraine war, in which the evidence is conclusive. The cold fact that economies contracted, because of these situations.
