April 9, 2021

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said from next month Government would extend the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) to all basic schools in Ghana.

According to him by this development parents would not have any excuse for not taking their wards to school.

Speaking at the thanksgiving service of the Rt. Hon Speaker Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin on Thursday, April 8, 2021 in the Upper West Region, Mr. Mensah-Bonsu pointed out that, the Free Senior High School has open the frontiers for development of the Ghanaian communities, and prayed that in Parliament, the development of Ghanaians would be the preoccupation of lawmakers.

“Let us pray the president and government would focus on improving the lot of the citizens of the country. We need the development of the country in a transparent, accountable manner. Again let us pray for the Chief Justice and the judiciary that justice would always prevail in this country”.

Mr. Osei-Kyei further noted that through the collaboration of himself and the Minority Leader, government has secured a facility of two hundred and fifty million dollars to construct road from Bole to Wa.

And in the coming days the sector Minister would have some commissioning done for the first phase which is hundred and fifty million dollars.

Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com