The Ghanaian Parliament’s Minority Caucus is demanding the immediate suspension of Kingsley Agyemang, the Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat.
This comes after an investigative report revealed numerous irregularities in the scholarship award process.
According to part of the statements,
“The investigations, which span the period between 2019 and 2020, reveal very sordid details of the award of Government of Ghana scholarships on the basis of political patronage, influence, favoritism, among other considerations, contrary to the object of these scholarships which are supposed to be given to deserving, needy but brilliant students.”
The series of investigations by the Fourth Estate have since been corroborated by other patriotic Ghanaians, both home and abroad.
Many have cited instances of extortion, bribery and collection of kickbacks allegedly involving the Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang, and other officials.
“The MPs also said that the revelations from the investigation also affirm the level of corruption in the government, with persons close to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the presidency all getting hefty scholarships.”
The investigation further revealed that in one instance, an official of the NPP was awarded multiple scholarships to the tune of £57,210 for a post-graduate course.
While a Special Assistant to the spouse of the Vice President, Samira Bawumia, was awarded £17,355 for post-graduate studies in the UK.
Interestingly, Samira Bawumia’s Special Assistant did not step foot at the school, nor complete the program.”
Widespread reports of multiple scholarships worth several thousands of dollars, sometimes awarded to the same individuals in the same year, reveal the extent of abuse of the taxpayers’ money.
Worst of all, it has been reported that these awards are sometimes handed to NPP-aligned persons for two-week training programs abroad, in return for some kickback”, the statement read.
