Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running mate to the flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has slammed former President John Mahama for attempting to take credit for the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme, saying he has no moral right to do so.
Speaking at a durbar in Jema in the Kintampo South Constituency, NAPO stated: “He claimed he was the one who initiated the Free SHS programme. But this is the same person who said that even if he had the money, he wouldn’t use it for Free SHS, calling it a 419 scheme and claiming that it was destroying education. If he truly started it, would he have made such statements?”
NAPO insisted that the policy was fully implemented by the NPP.
Therefore, the NDC’ should desist from adding it to their achievements.
“So, chiefs, there are good governments and poor governments, and that’s the truth. He is the only one whose government came into power, and for four of the eight years that the NDC was in power, the country was plunged into darkness for five years.”
The Chief of Jema, Nana Amponsah Gyan II, thanked the NPP for recognizing his town and implementing various projects, saying: “I want to thank the NPP and the grassroots supporters for their good work done through the MP and the DCE.”