NDC to scrap first-year fees for University students – Mahama

The Presidential Candidate of the NDC, John Mahama has promised to pay the fees of all first-year students who gain admission to public universities if the NDC is voted into power.

At the launch of the Youth Manifesto of the Party yesterday, former President, John Mahama, the package is part of an elaborate policy to provide a very enabling environment for the development of the youth.

“We will increase access to quality education from the basic and second cycle to tertiary levels as well as affordable healthcare and numerous job creation programmes,” he said.

He indicated that the NDC will work towards the establishment of a Ministry of Youth Development to help provide special focus on unlocking the development potential of the youth.

““We will create an enabling environment for young people to thrive and lay a foundation for prosperous Ghanaians not just a few,” the former president stated.