President Mahama announces special scholarship program for Muslim students on Eid ul-Adha

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FRANKIE 6 months ago

This is discriminatory. Ghana is a secular state. Mr President, let us not take decisions or Institute policies based on religion. I vehemently oppose this policy!

This is discriminatory. Ghana is a secular state. Mr President, let us not take decisions or Institute policies based on religion. I vehemently oppose this policy!
TAKE OR PAY DEMON 6 months ago

Mahama is dividing Ghana along religious lines.

Mahama is dividing Ghana along religious lines.
DEAD GOAT MAHALIAR IS BACK 6 months ago

The true colors of the umbrella is being exposed. When are the other religions getting theirs?

The true colors of the umbrella is being exposed. When are the other religions getting theirs?
Napo 6 months ago

Mr President, why are you trying to make Ghana Islamic country? We are a secular state and stop pampering Moslems. Our Moslems brothers every year goes to Saudi Arabia spending money there to increase their economy, what cont ...
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Mr President, why are you trying to make Ghana Islamic country? We are a secular state and stop pampering Moslems. Our Moslems brothers every year goes to Saudi Arabia spending money there to increase their economy, what contribution do we get from Saudi Arabia as FDI? Recently USD6BN was signed with Trump, with the numerous Africans going to Hajj every year though we are poor, what benefit have we gotten from Saudi Arabia as developmental partners? Misplaced priorities. Sit the Saudi Ambassador down and put this scholarship on his neck , after all we need to benefit from the yearly monies they make from Ghanaian Moslems participation in the Hajj. Clever way of thinking Mr President.
FRANKIE 6 months ago

Napo, well said! The most annoying thing is that Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, as you rightly pointed out invest billions of dollars in the United States and other western countries. What do we get in retur ...
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Napo, well said! The most annoying thing is that Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, as you rightly pointed out invest billions of dollars in the United States and other western countries. What do we get in return for the annual Hajj which improves their economies? Mosques and madrasas and makaranta just to promote their religion. Personally, I am against any form of government involvement in an individual's private religious matters. Government need not interfere in people's religious pilgrimages and religious tourism. What is this! Ah!
Hmmmmmm 6 months ago

He has already made it. The big pastors were going round telling Christians that they should not vote for bawumia because he is a muslin

He has already made it. The big pastors were going round telling Christians that they should not vote for bawumia because he is a muslin
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Kwasi 6 months ago

So, all previous initiatives, examples listed below, are or were not enough to address that supposed historical disparities, except MahamaCare Scholarship
(1) The 68years of Kwame Nkrumah’s free education (Primary to Univ ...
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So, all previous initiatives, examples listed below, are or were not enough to address that supposed historical disparities, except MahamaCare Scholarship
(1) The 68years of Kwame Nkrumah’s free education (Primary to University) for the Northern Regions;
(2) English-Arabic Education initiative of GES and payments of salaries/stipends to Imams and Mallams to teach Arabic in their schools;
(3) The Zongo Ministry and its Development Fund;
(4) Bawumia’s Cuban scholarship for Muslims to study in Cuba;
(5) GoG support to the Hajj Board, Hajj Village, and the National Mosque;
(6) Free SHS;
(7) Existing scholarships to all Ghanaian students from the Scholarships Secretariat; and
(8) The recent stress-free first year University Education.

The blatant hypocrisy and religious discrimination must stop.
thetruth 6 months ago

completely reprehensible. are these decisions the result of campaign promise to the muslims, after getting millions in funding?

completely reprehensible. are these decisions the result of campaign promise to the muslims, after getting millions in funding?
Papa Numo 6 months ago

Ask yourself where do we go from here? Why are you dividing the country base on religion? What does Hajj bring to the nation's economy? For generations now we Christians been begging and pampering Muslims to educate their chi ...
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Ask yourself where do we go from here? Why are you dividing the country base on religion? What does Hajj bring to the nation's economy? For generations now we Christians been begging and pampering Muslims to educate their children instead of religious obligations. Leave religion out of government or you will destroy our country,
KofSam 6 months ago

Why create a special scholarship program for Muslim students. Ghana has a scholarship program that caters to all Ghanaians without any relationship to their religious affiliations . It is based on merit . Creating a scholarsh ...
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Why create a special scholarship program for Muslim students. Ghana has a scholarship program that caters to all Ghanaians without any relationship to their religious affiliations . It is based on merit . Creating a scholarship program for a special religious group will incite displeasure among students who belong to other religious faiths. Will students in catholic, Pentecostal , SDA churches have their own scholarship?
Hmmmmmm 6 months ago

Christians will be chased out of Ghana very soon

Christians will be chased out of Ghana very soon
ray 6 months ago

This is discriminatory. How about a special fund for traditionalists? This should be general but why specific.

This is discriminatory. How about a special fund for traditionalists? This should be general but why specific.
123 6 months ago

Next he will meet a section of the clergy for prayers. That is the modus operandi of the President

Next he will meet a section of the clergy for prayers. That is the modus operandi of the President
JD 6 months ago

Mahama is just a pure populist. he does things based on impulse especially after consuming alcoholic beverage

Mahama is just a pure populist. he does things based on impulse especially after consuming alcoholic beverage
Golden 6 months ago

MAJORITY OF GHANAIANS ARE CHRISTIANS,IT SHOULD APPLY TO ALL,PERIOD!!!!!!!
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MAJORITY OF GHANAIANS ARE CHRISTIANS,IT SHOULD APPLY TO ALL,PERIOD!!!!!!!
THE HOLY BIBLE IS BLACK HISTORY,AND BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP!!!!!!!!
BLACKS CAPTURED AS SLAVES FOR DISOBEYING THE MOST HIGH GOD ALMIGHTY OUR CREATOR.ITS ALL WRITTEN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT!!!!!!!JESUS IS BLACK WITH WOOLY HAIR,READ REVELATION.SAMSON WITH DREADLOCKS,A BLACK MAN,RULED ISRAEL FOR TWENTY YEARS,READ THE BOOK OF JUDGES. LISTEN TO PASTOR OMAR THIBEAUX AND OTHERS,ONLY THE TRUTH WILL SET PEOPLE FREE,SAYS THE HOLY BIBLE,GET SOME KNOWLEDGE AND DO NOT REMAIN IGNORANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmmmmm 6 months ago

It is never true. The Muslims have outnumbered us now

It is never true. The Muslims have outnumbered us now
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Kofi Bediako 6 months ago

NO PRESIDENT FROM THE NORTH AGAIN
Be Awake...Mahama is exploiting the natural resources of Southern Ghana to empower Northern Ghana.

NO PRESIDENT FROM THE NORTH AGAIN
Be Awake...Mahama is exploiting the natural resources of Southern Ghana to empower Northern Ghana.
Hmmmmmm 6 months ago

Exactly. You didn't foresee it?

Exactly. You didn't foresee it?
Kofi Bediako 6 months ago

MAHAMA HAS INCREASED AND INTENSIFIED THE EXPLOITATION OF GHANA BY NTAFUO...GIVING FREE GOODIES TO NORTHERNERS. The Southern Ghana is toiling for Northern Ghana.

MAHAMA HAS INCREASED AND INTENSIFIED THE EXPLOITATION OF GHANA BY NTAFUO...GIVING FREE GOODIES TO NORTHERNERS. The Southern Ghana is toiling for Northern Ghana.
Concerned Citizen 6 months ago

This is the NDC party that went all out against building a National Cathedral but see nothing wrong with the state sponsoring every Moslem initiative.

Who is the fool now?

This is the NDC party that went all out against building a National Cathedral but see nothing wrong with the state sponsoring every Moslem initiative.

Who is the fool now?
Free Radicals 6 months ago

History is repeating itself.9 years ago Mahama sent 199 Muslim students out of 200 and 1 ewe students to Cuba on Cuba government scholarship and to day he is talking the shit again because the ewe are dirty okra soup and di ...
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History is repeating itself.9 years ago Mahama sent 199 Muslim students out of 200 and 1 ewe students to Cuba on Cuba government scholarship and to day he is talking the shit again because the ewe are dirty okra soup and disgusting banku to vote for criminal Mahama to abandon them because they are witches and wizards.
K1 6 months ago

Now Ghanaians are remember we have short memories hahahaha

Now Ghanaians are remember we have short memories hahahaha
Nana yaw 6 months ago

Christians are waiting for the day you will announce SPECIAL CHRISTIANS SCHOLARSHIP.
if you don't do it then you are Discriminating

Christians are waiting for the day you will announce SPECIAL CHRISTIANS SCHOLARSHIP.
if you don't do it then you are Discriminating
Bawumia 6 months ago

Allow the president to work. Why didn't you go and stand for elections?

Allow the president to work. Why didn't you go and stand for elections?
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Gory kare 6 months ago

Politicians have to be careful with their utterances. How can you devise a scholarship scheme purposely for Muslims? What is their population in percentage terms? The President must be guided in his speech, as not to score so ...
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Politicians have to be careful with their utterances. How can you devise a scholarship scheme purposely for Muslims? What is their population in percentage terms? The President must be guided in his speech, as not to score some cheap political points. Are they discriminated against, and need to catch-up? This can create some animosity towards them, and Ghana must not be turned into a country like Lebanon. Thanks
Last kicks of a dying Thief Justice 6 months ago

Is true we dont have many halal doctors

Is true we dont have many halal doctors
Koti 6 months ago

Divide and rule tactics. This is the most stupid thing I have heard from a Ghanaian president. How will he take it if Catholic and Methodist secondary schools start rejecting Muslim students? It is very dangerous to divide th ...
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Divide and rule tactics. This is the most stupid thing I have heard from a Ghanaian president. How will he take it if Catholic and Methodist secondary schools start rejecting Muslim students? It is very dangerous to divide the country on religious lines
Kweku 6 months ago

Public universities in Ghana offer medicine, law, engineering ICT and other programs and so why would you want to spend our scarce foreign exchange on Moslem students only but not on all Ghanaians? In fact, Ghanaian politicia ...
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Public universities in Ghana offer medicine, law, engineering ICT and other programs and so why would you want to spend our scarce foreign exchange on Moslem students only but not on all Ghanaians? In fact, Ghanaian politicians are destroying the country with visionless policies
Kofi Bediako 6 months ago

This is NO NO NO NO NO NO NO...VERY WRONG INITIATIVE....THIS NO NO NO NO

This is NO NO NO NO NO NO NO...VERY WRONG INITIATIVE....THIS NO NO NO NO
Kofi Bediako 6 months ago

This is NO NO NO NO NO NO NO...VERY WRONG INITIATIVE....THIS IS NO NO NO NO... STOP IT

This is NO NO NO NO NO NO NO...VERY WRONG INITIATIVE....THIS IS NO NO NO NO... STOP IT
New York 6 months ago

This one Dier is below the belt Mr. President, this is not what I voted for.

This one Dier is below the belt Mr. President, this is not what I voted for.
WHAT DISPARITIES MAHAMA? Ghanawatch 6 months ago

What does Mahama mean by historical disparities? In what ways have muslims been disadvantaged when it comes to education in Ghana?.If Mahama is referring to the North and South disparities in education when Ghana ach ...
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What does Mahama mean by historical disparities? In what ways have muslims been disadvantaged when it comes to education in Ghana?.If Mahama is referring to the North and South disparities in education when Ghana achieved independence then those disparities no more exist and any attempt to perpetuate them for political reasons is unacceptable. Mahama should rather advise moslems to send their children to mainstream schools instead of sending them to the Koranic schools which fail to equip their students with the knowledge and skills needed to advance in the modern world. Please Mr president stop playing to the gallery!!!.
Shen 6 months ago

What of Christians,traditionalists and other religions. Smh

What of Christians,traditionalists and other religions. Smh
Golda 6 months ago

Now Ghanaians are witnesses to the most useless president we've ever had. You go and line up under the hot sun to vote for this incompetent and clueless character as president. Why on earth should moslems be given special sch ...
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Now Ghanaians are witnesses to the most useless president we've ever had. You go and line up under the hot sun to vote for this incompetent and clueless character as president. Why on earth should moslems be given special scholarships, what is special about them in this modern day, what about children in other religious groups.
DiSCRIMINATION 6 months ago

Let everyone compete for scholarship. What about children of canoe fishermen? Aren't they also historically disadvantaged? What about children of rural farmers heh?!

Let everyone compete for scholarship. What about children of canoe fishermen? Aren't they also historically disadvantaged? What about children of rural farmers heh?!
Totokunu Dumsor levy 6 months ago

Now in Ghana only moslems matter.
From sugar and rice for fasting to free hajj, now to free scholsrships. Hmmmmm

Now in Ghana only moslems matter.
From sugar and rice for fasting to free hajj, now to free scholsrships. Hmmmmm
NANA YAW 6 months ago

WHAT KIND OF HUMAN IS THIS PRESIDENT?

WHAT KIND OF HUMAN IS THIS PRESIDENT?
KO 6 months ago

This is so un fair. Christians should wise up.

This is so un fair. Christians should wise up.
Erik 6 months ago

Government should consider granting scholarships to students to study solar energy to boost Ghana's development. This should be a priority for the government to undertake.

Government should consider granting scholarships to students to study solar energy to boost Ghana's development. This should be a priority for the government to undertake.
Systemic 6 months ago

As for this your Excellency is it's a bad policy and goes against the 1992 Constitution, under Direct Principles of Administration which barred discrimination in development on religious background.

You should not forget t ...
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As for this your Excellency is it's a bad policy and goes against the 1992 Constitution, under Direct Principles of Administration which barred discrimination in development on religious background.

You should not forget that you won the election largely by votes coming from Christians.
Please what kind message are sending to us NON MOSLEM GHANAIANS?

Are you implying that the MOSLEMS have been discriminated against by Scholarships Secretariat or this is a deliberate agenda to making MOSLEMS SUPERIOR than CHRISTIANS, HINDUS, PAGANS etc.

Please, am an unrepentant supporter of you but THIS IS A BAD POLICY and humbly be dropped or REJECTED BY THE MOSLEMS in Ghana.

This is very bad at all fronts, thank you.
Systemic 6 months ago

As for this your Excellency, it's a bad policy and goes against the 1992 Constitution, under Directive Principles of Administration which barred discrimination in development on religious background.

You should not forget ...
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As for this your Excellency, it's a bad policy and goes against the 1992 Constitution, under Directive Principles of Administration which barred discrimination in development on religious background.

You should not forget that you won the election largely by votes coming from Christians.
Please what kind of message are you sending to us NON MOSLEM GHANAIANS?

Are you implying that the MOSLEMS have been discriminated against by Scholarships Secretariat or this is a deliberate agenda to making MOSLEMS SUPERIOR than CHRISTIANS, HINDUS, PAGANS etc.

Please, am an unrepentant supporter of you but THIS IS A BAD POLICY and humbly be dropped or REJECTED BY THE MOSLEMS in Ghana.

This is very bad at all fronts, thank you.
ADVISER. 6 months ago

Mr President, your nepotism is very plain. Why idoes the scholarship not include students of other relegions,?

Mr President, your nepotism is very plain. Why idoes the scholarship not include students of other relegions,?
Kb 6 months ago

This religious politics must stop. Government must leave various religious bodies to manage their own affairs. This stupid religious politics will one day come black and hunt Ghana.

This religious politics must stop. Government must leave various religious bodies to manage their own affairs. This stupid religious politics will one day come black and hunt Ghana.
Mubi 6 months ago

Why this discrimination? Are the Muslim students not beneficiaries of the free SHS like their Christian counterparts? Why single them out for special treatment? Is this not populist propaganda?

Why this discrimination? Are the Muslim students not beneficiaries of the free SHS like their Christian counterparts? Why single them out for special treatment? Is this not populist propaganda?
Free Radicals 6 months ago

He told them that when they eat fufuo and various soups then they vote stupidly.Christians knew Mahama is corrupt and discriminatory but they voted for him to come and wreck their ward’s futures because they are witches and ...
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He told them that when they eat fufuo and various soups then they vote stupidly.Christians knew Mahama is corrupt and discriminatory but they voted for him to come and wreck their ward’s futures because they are witches and wizards.
123 6 months ago

Mahama is a Muslim. Let us face facts and reality.

Mahama is a Muslim. Let us face facts and reality.
Hmmmmmm 6 months ago

You haven't seen anything yet

You haven't seen anything yet
King 6 months ago

Maybe we should all convert to islam in order not to be descriminated against in this country. I blame the stupid religious politicking of the NPP for this raise between them and the NDC to appease Muslims. If this continues ...
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Maybe we should all convert to islam in order not to be descriminated against in this country. I blame the stupid religious politicking of the NPP for this raise between them and the NDC to appease Muslims. If this continues they should expect a Christian uprising in this country.
Hmmmmmm 6 months ago

Can you face them?

Can you face them?
Yaw mensah 6 months ago

What kind of nonsense is this ?? What makes Muslim so special to be given scholarship besides all what we enjoy as a nation? Then there must also be scholarship for Christians as well. Who asked them to enter into polygamous ...
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What kind of nonsense is this ?? What makes Muslim so special to be given scholarship besides all what we enjoy as a nation? Then there must also be scholarship for Christians as well. Who asked them to enter into polygamous marriages and given birth to useless idiots whom they can't care for

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