The Member of for Abuakwa South constituency, , has criticized the opponents of the ruling NPP government and its free SHS policy. In an interview with Etse Atisu on GhanaWeb TV's Election Desk on August 18, 2024, Atta Akyea stated that the free SHS policy is an important initiative that will empower the nation in the years to come. According to him, the NPP has never lacked creative ideas, therefore, urging Ghanaians to anticipate the new plans outlined in the 2024 manifesto. "I want to tell you that the NPP has never been bereft of ideas. I keep saying and I want to emphasize that anything of consequence that will bankroll poverty has always come from the NPP so you are going to see another level of serious issues and the blueprint that it will depend on so that we come out of our current economic difficulties. "That's what I want to tell you. But its not you sitting on the sidelines criticizing the NPP when you don't have any sense of free SHS.