The Fourth Estate has released a portion of a list containing the names of individuals believed to have obtained government scholarships through political affiliations or without meeting the ‘needy’ criteria.
The dat obtained for the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 academic years revealed that 966 scholarships were fully funded by the Ghanaian government. During these periods, the Scholarships Secretariat disbursed a total of GHS237.5 million in 2019 and GHS200 million in 2020.
Recent reports by The Fourth Estate have highlighted various anomalies in Ghana’s scholarship system. These reports indicate that a significant portion of the scholarship funds has been awarded to individuals connected to the political and social elite.
Below is the initial section of the list of beneficiaries of government scholarships for 2019 and 2020 as provided by The Fourth Estate.