President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says investment in education is one of his government’s topmost priorities.

Speaking at the annual ‘Presidential Awards for Students’ ceremony on the theme ‘ mobilising for Ghana’s future’, Nana Akufo-Addo acknowledged the importance of education to the nation for which reason his government has made a key priority.

According to the first Gentleman of the land, the dream of making Ghana the star of Africa would be unachievable if Ghana does not invest in its human resource. The president alluded to the fact that the success of every nation largely depends on how educated its human resource are for which reason his administration are focused on developing the human resource in the country.

‘’The most important asset of any nation is its people, particularly the youth. During my campaign, I met a lot of Ghanaians with wild imaginations and outstanding dreams but as the concerns of day-to-today creep in those dreams are put away somehow but some of us managed to hold on to our dreams that is why we are here’’.

‘’All of you (students) gathered here are dreaming and it’s the duty of Ghana to ensure that the dreamers keep dreaming. We are at a point where we need big dreams to complete the transformation of our country into a modern 21st century nation. It is for this reason that investment in education has become a key priority for my government’’

Over sixty students drawn from the ten regions in the country received awards from the president at the Banquet Hall.