Friday 16th August, 2019
By Jerry Azanduna, GNA
Bolgatanga, Aug. 16, GNA – The Upper East
Regional Youth Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) has debunked
the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) claims that the NDC plans to cancel the
Free Senior High school programme when it takes over the administration of the
Country.
“The NDC would rather create grounds for its
transformation and sustainability”.
This was made known at a press conference
organized by the NDC Upper East Regional Youth Secretariat in Bolgatanga, Upper
East Region, to assure the public of the party’s commitment to promote free and
good quality senior high school education in the country.
A statement read on behalf of the youth by
Mr Abraham Azumah Lambon, the NDC Upper East Regional Youth organizer, said the
programme was a constitutional provision enshrined in article 25, mandating
every child to attain free and compulsory education in the country, and
cancelling it was not in the books of the NDC.
Commenting on a ruffle that occurred at
Navrongo between some security personnel and NDC youth during the recent visit
of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Mr Lambon said it was unfortunate
that the young people were maltreated as they only carried placards to show
that they were dissatisfied because of the unfulfilled promises the president
made to them prior to the 2016 elections and the economic hardship they were enduring.
Mr Lambon called on the security agencies
not to allow themselves to be used by politicians and must be fair to everyone
in carrying out their duties.
Mr Prosper Adongo, the Navrongo Central
Constituency youth organizer of the NDC, claimed the young people were manhandled by
some Presidential guards as they carried placards that read, “Where are our
dams”, “ one constituency one million dollars” and “we live in a state of
insecurity” among others.
He said the security seized the placards and
destroyed them without any form of provocation by the youth.
GNA