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NUGS confers ‘Dr Free SHS’ on Opoku Prempeh
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded the outgoing Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for his contribution towards education in Ghana and particularly for leading the rollout of the Free SHS programme.
The President of the NUGS, Mr Isaac Hyde, who made the commendations, reiterated the immense contribution of Dr Prempeh to the education sector during his tenure as the Minister of Education.
Mr Hyde said that when he led a delegation of executives of the union, including representatives from NUGS’ constituent bodies to honour Dr Opoku Prempeh in his office in Accra.
The various NUGS constituents who were part of the delegation were representatives from the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG), the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG), Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) and the Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG).
The delegation decorated Dr Prempeh with a sash and presented him with a citation from the national executive. The various constituent bodies also presented citations to him.
Decorating Dr Prempeh, who is also the President’s representative at the Ministry of Education, and Minister designate for Energy, Mr Hyde recounted in particular the securitisation of the GETFund revenues to fund infrastructure development in various senior high schools (SHSs) and tertiary institutions and the COVID-19 support and interventions in education.