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Amidst the scandalous expose by the Fourth Estate exposing the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat’s arbitrary and biased scholarship awarding process, the Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate suspension of Dr. Kingsley Agyemang.
The NDC lawmakers claim that both locally and internationally, concerned Ghanaians have confirmed the Fourth Estate’s findings.
They contend that worthy Ghanaian students who depend on the Secretariat for assistance are not treated fairly in this situation.
Amidst the scandalous expose by the Fourth Estate exposing the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat’s arbitrary and biased scholarship awarding process, the Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate suspension of Dr. Kingsley Agyemang.
The NDC lawmakers claim that both locally and internationally, concerned Ghanaians have confirmed the Fourth Estate’s findings.
They contend that worthy Ghanaian students who depend on the Secretariat for assistance are not treated fairly in this situation.
The minority members are calling for the Registrar’s immediate suspension in a press release that was released on Monday, April 8, and that was supported by Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee.
They have asked the President to take swift action on this matter in order to stop future financial misappropriation.
“We call on President Akufo-Addo to act swiftly in this matter in order to protect the public purse from further abuse.”
They have also urged the Special Prosecutor to initiate a forensic audit into the operations of the Secretariat without delay.
“The Special Prosecutor must order an immediate forensic audit of all scholarships awarded since January 2017,” the statement added.
Their appeal follows a recent investigative report by the Fourth Estate, which claimed that the nation’s wealthy and well-connected citizens were receiving a disproportionate number of scholarships.
Read the full statement below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
