By:Kekeli K. Blamey
John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has made a significant educational promise ahead of the 2024 elections, pledging to establish public universities in the newly created regions if the NDC is voted into power.Speaking to chiefs and supporters in Nkatieso, Juaboso Constituency, Western North Region, Mahama emphasized the importance of equal access to higher education across the country.He stated that every region in Ghana should have at least one public university, describing the initiative as a commitment to addressing the educational disparities in the nation.“When you look at our manifesto, every region must have a public university. So, during our tenure, the then Brong Ahafo Region didn’t have a public university, the same was the case in the Volta Region. We put up the University of Development Studies (UDS).“We also put up the University of Allied Sciences in the Volta Region. The University of Environment in the Eastern Region too was put up by the NDC.“We have divided the regions, and we want to put up universities in all six new regions or campuses of universities.To you, our traditional leaders, just as you have earmarked lands for tertiary development in your region when we come, we will be looking forward to that land so we can bring the university here.”
