By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been quizzed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, to explain how the government is going to fund the free tablets for all Senior High School (SHS) students’ initiative.
The Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam lawmaker wondered whether the government was going to borrow money to fund the initiative.
In a tweet, which was retweeted by Former President John Dramani Mahama, Dr. Ato Baah Forson stated emphatically, “Dr. Bawumia, your frivolous promises are largely responsible for Ghana’s bankruptcy! Basic schools in the North East Region don’t have tables and chairs yet you are promising 1 student 1 tablet! How will you fund this? Borrow more? Where lies your priorities Mr. Veep?”
Thank you, Ato. https://t.co/sr4lsEksFl
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) January 19, 2023
These tables, he said, are loaded with textbooks for their studies.
This is a game-changing development, the Vice President noted.
“This year, we are on course to provide all Senior High School students in Ghana with tablets that are loaded with textbooks on them for their studies.
That’s a very game-changing development. We will have past questions preloaded on these tablets that will be distributed,” he said while speaking at this year’s New Year School at the University of Ghana, Legon on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.