Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the newest educational intervention by the NPP, the guarantor-free tertiary students loan, is to create equal opportunities for access to tertiary education in Ghana.
He said the Akufo-Addo led government has already delivered an unprecedented intervention at the Senior High School level which has seen over 1.2 million children at all levels of secondary school benefiting.
Vice President Bawumia said this at Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Central region.
Vice President Bawumia said as the first batch of the Free SHS graduates await their WASCEE examination results, and many others struggle to access tertiary education, government has put in place a policy which will allow qualified senior high school students to access tertiary education without any hindrance.
He added that government has a big vision for the education of the Ghanaian child and is focused on not leaving them at SHS level but ensure that all qualified SHS graduates progress to the university.
Dr. Bawumia explained in detail requirements for the tertiary students loan, which will replace the current students loan.
This initiative by the government is also expected to build the human capital of the country as people will be able to afford tertiary education.