NPP engaged in forward sale of scholarships after sensing defeat in 2024 - NDC's Roger TD Wills
Recently, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Sabah Zita Benson, said the Commission has received more than £300,000 as the second-quarter disbursement from the Scholarship Secretariat
Deputy Communications officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Roger TD Wills has claimed that the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government sold scholarships to the highest bidders, knowing they were in opposition and would need to sell more scholarships in advance. The NDC is currently reforming the scholarship secretariat, according to Wills.
The High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland for Ghana, Sabah Zita Benson, revealed that the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat disbursed over £300,000 in the second quarter, amounting to about £37 million in total. This debt was inherited by the current administration and requires proper budgeting and parliamentary approval. The scholarship money is disbursed in line with the government's approved budget.
While the High Commissioner herself does not award scholarships, she oversees the disbursement of the funds received by the mission.
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