Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, Member of Parliament for Offinso North and a key member of the Parliamentary Education Committee, is leading a call by the Minority in Parliament for urgent government action to address the worsening plight of Ghanaian students on scholarships abroad.
Raising serious concerns, Dr. Asamoah highlighted the distressing conditions many students are facing due to delayed stipend and tuition payments.
“Many have had to begin paying their rent in the dire circumstances.
“Equally worrying are parallel reports emerging from students in the UK and Eastern Europe facing similar threats. Some are already skipping meals,” he said.
The Minority warned that without swift intervention, Ghanaian scholarship beneficiaries in the U.S., U.K., and Eastern Europe could face eviction, deregistration, or even deportation.
“We urge the government of Ghana through the Office of the President, the Scholarship Secretariat and the Minister for Education to immediately initiate payment plans, restore open communication with institutions and release funds to regularise the status of Ghanaian Scholarship Secretariat abroad,” the caucus stressed.
