President Akufo-Addo was addressing students of Mawuli SHS and other sister schools within the Ho Municipality during the final day of his two days tour to the Volta Region in Ho on Tuesday. He said the introduction of the Free SHS had given equal opportunity for the youth to pursue secondary education and urged the students to concentrate on their books. President Akufo-Addo advised the students that discipline was key to improving academic standards and academic excellence should be the hallmark of the students. The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh in his remarks said government was committed to address all the challenges facing the Free SHS programme. The headmaster of Mawuli SHS, Rev Samuel Senanu Asieni, in his welcome address commended President Akufo-Addo for introducing free SHS which according to him has given financial freedom to parents.

Source: GhanaWeb November 10, 2019 04:45 UTC