{"id":15705,"date":"2020-06-22T08:42:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T08:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=15705"},"modified":"2020-06-22T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T09:01:13","slug":"govt-to-absorb-wassce-fees-for-all-shs-final-year-students-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=15705","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t to absorb WASSCE fees for all SHS final year students &#8211; Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that all final year students in senior high schools across the country will not pay examination fees for the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulse.com.gh\/news\/politics\/npp-primaries-eric-amankwa-blay-takes-back-250-bicycles-he-donated-to-delegates-party\/9mck2lp\">The president<\/a>&nbsp;said this intervention will be the first in the history of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking in his 12th address to the nation on measures taken against the novel COVID-19, the president final year students in senior high schools will be exempt from these fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In the history of this country, the government will absorb the WASSCE fees for all SHS final year student&#8221;, Akufo-Addo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/MLIk9kpTURBXy9kZmM3NmE0OTI3MTRkOGQ2MmU1ZTA2ZjhlYjAwN2JiYi5qcGeSlQLNAxQAwsOVAgDNAvjCw4GhMAE\" alt=\"President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said all SHS institutions have been disinfected and facilitators will be provided with face masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final year students are expected to resume school tomorrow and use 6 weeks to prepare for the WASSCE examinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NANA ADDO SPEECH VIDEO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube alignleft wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_49814\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPOJ8M1Z3XQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that all final year students in senior high schools across the country will not pay examination fees for the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). 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