The 2016 presidential candidate of the New
Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he is saddened by the results
of this year’s West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, as
announced by the West Africa Examinations Council.
According to WAEC,
only 53.19% of students who sat for the WASSCE passed in English; with only
32.83% passing in Core Mathematics. Additionally, only 48.48% of students
secured passes in Integrated Science.
As though this was not enough, it
has emerged that less than half of the 247,262 students who sat for the
examination obtained the minimum grades to gain admission into tertiary
institutions.
This development, according to the NPP flagbearer, is
indicative of the dwindling fortunes of every sector of national life under the
John Mahama government.
“We did not hear good news today, as a country.
Every aspect of our national life under President Mahama is on the decline. Our
education sector has also not been spared. Less than half of Secondary School
Certificate examinees were able to get the requisite grades for (entrance into)
university. It is a very, very sad day for the development of Ghana,” he
said.
Nana Akufo-Addo noted that this sad development requires that “we
vote him (President Mahama) out of office, so good policies can be implemented
in our educational sector for the development of Ghana.”
The NPP
flagbearer was addressing the Chiefs and people of Anhwiaso, on Wednesday,
August 10, at the commencement of his 5-day tour of the Western Region, when he
made this known.
He assured Ogyeahorhuor Kwaku Gyebi II, the Chief of the
Anhwiaso Traditional Area, that his commitment of truly implementing the Free
Senior High School policy remains unwavering, and will be implemented without
bias across every part of the country.
Jobs for all
Nana
Akufo-Addo noted that the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs for the
teeming masses of unemployed Ghanaian youth is of the utmost importance, if
Ghana is to construct a bright future for her citizens.
He explained
that voting in a competent and visionary government, that has the policies and
programmes to create jobs should be of utmost concern to Ghanaians, as the
country heads into this year’s elections,.
“A country that cannot provide
jobs for its youth is doomed. Whatever way we can do to bring jobs to Ghana is
one I will surely do. The industrial development of our country, together with
helping to establish factories in every district is at the very core of the
NPP’s programme for Ghana’s development,” he assured.
He urged the
people of Anhwiaso to repose their confidence in him in this year’s elections,
stressing that “whatever I am saying to you is borne out of a clean heart. I did
not come into politics to steal the monies of poor Ghanaians, or to lord power
over Ghanaians. We are coming to serve Ghana and implement policies that will
bring progress and prosperity to every part of the country.” |
