{"id":219064,"date":"2024-09-20T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/govt-owes-17m-in-unpaid-fees-to-927-ghanaian-scholarship-students-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:19:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:19:22","slug":"govt-owes-17m-in-unpaid-fees-to-927-ghanaian-scholarship-students-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/govt-owes-17m-in-unpaid-fees-to-927-ghanaian-scholarship-students-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt owes \u00a317m in unpaid fees to 927 Ghanaian scholarship students in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Minority members of the Education Committee of Parliament have disclosed that the government owes over \u00a317 million in tuition fees to 927 Ghanaian students on scholarship in the United Kingdom for 27 months.<\/p>\n<p>The caucus says the government\u2019s failure to meet its financial obligation has forced some universities to withdraw their support and cancel the Memorandum of Understandings with the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Citi News, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, said the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government must act immediately to avoid further national embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the students, the government owes their fees in excess of \u00a317 million. This has not been paid. Consequently, a number of them have been withdrawn by their schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome are not being allowed to take classes in person. Some are being processed for deportation and others are under threat of being arrested and prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo this is a very dire situation, which is leading to some students engaging in very despicable and humiliating activities just to survive. We have information to the effect that some of the male students have had to resort to selling their sperm. Some of the female students are engaged in prostitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\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<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minority members of the Education Committee of Parliament have disclosed that the government owes over \u00a317 million in tuition fees to 927 Ghanaian students on scholarship in the United Kingdom for 27 months. 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