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If the Ghana Investment Promotion Center is going to use maybe 1% of its turnover to sponsor education, then they should give it to the authority that will be managing the scholarships on behalf of the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGETFund maybe your percentage goes to the authority. Once we have it under the presidency as we have now, it will be manipulated. We need to take it away from the office of the presidency and make it an authority,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n<p>He conveyed his conviction that fairness would be achieved once an authority is established.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo a very large extent, I believe there will be fairness in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014-<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, the Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, has advocated for a revamp of Ghana\u2019s scholarship system to ensure it serves its intended purpose more effectively. 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