Rawlings visits Flagstaff House with students

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has paid a visit to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House after the launch of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy.

The former president accompanied students from the Mamfe Methodist Girls Senior High School in the Eastern Region to the seat of government.

The students, Eunice Hinson, Belinda Addy and Abena Frimpomaa Ewusi who represented Ghana in the just-ended Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) world cup competition at Odessa-Ukraine went to Rawlings and then paid a visit to Nana Addo.

The contestants who represented Ghana at SAGE placed fifth at the competition.

They were accompanied to the Flagstaff House by the headmistress of the Mamfe Girls’ SHS, Sylvia Isabella Laryea together with the former President.

Rawlings said the day belonged to the girls therefore we must not take the shine away from them.

Nana Addo who could not hide his joy upon meeting the girls and the delegation said "Today my cup is overflowed; it’s a big day in my life and it has ended on an excellent note and the excellent note is your visit to the presidency."

He said "Your visit tells me that everything that I’m trying to do, building on the work that the former president and others have done, is taking shape; it’s making sense.

"Today as you know, we launched the ‘Free Senior High’ programme…and it is to provide the opportunity for everybody to be able to get exposure, to get knowledge and education so that no longer does money become a bar to talent and to development."