Kings University College has awarded a four-year scholarship and accommodation to Jeffery Ebo Arhin, a final-year student of Swedru Senior High School, in recognition of his honesty in returning a lost purse found on campus.
The scholarship will allow Jeffery to pursue any field of study of his choice after completing his high school education.
Vincent Semavor, CEO of Kingdom Group Ghana Limited, expressed admiration for Jeffery’s integrity, which gained attention after news of his actions went viral. He emphasized that the school would continue to support Jeffery throughout his educational journey.
“Our inspiration was drawn from the fact that Jeffrey exhibited this act of kindness while no one was watching. This is a commendable act and he needs to be appreciated for showing integrity. In this age and day of social media, it is difficult for people to do good so for him to have shown this act of kindness, the whole world must know about it and that is what pushed us here.
“We are giving him a full scholarship that covers tuition to study in any field of his choice for four years plus free accommodations” Vincent Semavor, Chief Executive of Kingdom Group Ghana Limited told Citi News.
Vice President of Kings University College Simon Tsekpoe who was part of the school authorities that visited the school also presented some food items to the school aside from the award of scholarship.
“Quiet apart from honouring the student we also came with some food items such as rice, bags of maize, and garlic among others as part of our support for the school. The school I believe is part of nurturing students like Jeffery and so we cannot support the student without the school” Vincent Tsekpoe Vice President of Kings University College said.
According to him, although the student has made the school proud the school must be also honoured for their dedication and hard work towards nurturing students.
Jeffrey Ebo Arhin a final-year student of Swedru Senior High School shared with Citi FM what prompted him to return the missing purse.
“People have found missing items on campus and returned them to their rightful owners so I thought mine was just an ordinary one but interestingly this thing has caught the attention of many and I am happy,” Jeffery Ebo Arhin said.
“What pushed me was the fact that when I found the money I realized that the owner of the purse was a border and it would be difficult for him if I had not returned the money and so that was what pushed me to return the purse,” Ebo Arhin said.
