UK PhD Scholarship Dispute: Ghana High Commission insists on oath-taking exercise

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  • Yakubu 15 hours ago

    If you can't get them into the job market because your rule says so , then don't rush them here for if they come and sit in the house they can't pay the money used on them. Then, it'll be better if they had looked for job th ...
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  • Yabi Yabi 15 hours ago

    You should think logically with some intellectual angle and not the usual tribal and political party politics that is bankrupting the moral fiber of most Ghanaians.

    Do Ghanaians pursuing graduate/post graduate studies at u ...
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  • Enyo 15 hours ago

    So what’s the point in asking them to come home by force? If you are not aware let me draw your attention to the fact that the core mandate of the scholarship Authority as far as full scholarship are concerned is to award s ...
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  • Dr. Sr. NPP 13 hours ago

    Ofuiii what is the essence of education if phd can't create one for themselves. Aboa. Wo ni twasidi. Tax payers pay them and the run away .. let them.come home now

  • Kweku Tsin 12 hours ago

    Are these students talented, gifted, but destitute children whose talents are needed by the government, or they are just some politician's relatives sucking the government dry? This reaks of corruption. Why is our government ...
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  • Frank Agyena -Karikari. 10 hours ago

    What should be the nature of the Oath -Taking? Should it be a Religious One before a Deity? Even if there are jobs for them upon their arrival in Ghana, 90% of them will not come back. Why should they come back when they shal ...
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  • Kweku Tsin 9 hours ago

    These people knew and agreed to all these terms before they went. YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME.... Go pay your own fees if you don't want to comply.They are not wards of the state. The system is not p ...
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  • Great one 4 hours ago

    @Frank so what will be the benefit of sponsoring students to study outside of Ghana by the government?

  • Monkey see, Monkey do 8 hours ago

    Come home and do what? To be employed as a public servant and engage on pay che ks for ghost names? There are no jobs in ghananand even the private sector pays more than thebpublis sector..what do you have fpr them to come ho ...
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  • Kweku Tsin 6 hours ago

    No problem, They should stop complaining and pay their own fees if they want to be emancipated. Govt should scrap this program. It is wast of tax players money. Personally, I think this program is for the corrupt politicians, ...
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  • KBTH 12 hours ago

    @Enyo..... wo maame tw3 asé kankaen s3 kako! Who will lose if government insists on its demand...????? Areyou a fool like those people...???? Hopeless & selfish animals like your type! You want me to pay those thousands of d ...
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  • KBTH 12 hours ago

    Heerrhh, @Enyo bodamfuor ba...!!!! Wo maame tw3 asé kankaen s3 kako! Who will lose if government insists on its demand...????? Areyou a fool like those people...???? Hopeless & selfish animals like your type! You want me to ...
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  • Monkey see, Monkey do 8 hours ago

    In what nation on earth is this oath taking exercise practiced? Only in afuim Ghana Babylon is burning, falling and the pastors have begun their doomsday profecies

  • Ohene 12 hours ago

    Her Excelency, be firm. Most of these kids do not deserve the scholarships but for their connections with the NPP

  • HONESTLY 11 hours ago

    UK has barred foreigners from enrolling in some sensitive courses so what courses at all are you people worsting Ghana's money on?

  • Great one 4 hours ago

    @Enyo, Do you understand why governments grant scholarships to their citizens?

    Why would a government grant scholarships to citizens who end up working for other countries, are you sure you are alright?

    If a foreign cou ...
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  • PORPOR 14 hours ago

    This is a very simple matter abi. Come and take an oath and get yourself verified so that all your outstanding liabilities can be paid and you are saying government should give you guarantees of employment. Wow, the numerous ...
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  • Kweku Tsin 12 hours ago

    The question is, why is the government involed in sending people overseas for advanced education if the government does not need their services upon graduation? Be mindful that most of these students may not have even appeare ...
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  • Basic Algebra 13 hours ago

    If you don't want to return home then don't go for a government scholarship, seek alternative means of funding for your studies. These ingrates are very fortunate to have benefited from such scholarships and must be prepared ...
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  • Afetor Kwasi 9 hours ago

    You are on point. I left Ghana in 1985 to pursue a Ph.D. in North America. At that time scholarships were based on merit. I wanted to change my field of study so I looked for alternative financial support even though my plan ...
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  • KRAKYE ni Ba 10 hours ago

    Why all the fuss and constant war rhetoric by this troublemaker High Commissioner? Since she came to UK it’s always one attack and political hullabaloo after another. Such inexperienced and uncouth people are not sent to th ...
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  • Great one 4 hours ago

    @Krakye, Seems you are having mental breakdown, listen to yourself, what the heck is court of St George, is the court of Ga Mantse not a court?

    You need to purge your soul of inferiority complex

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  • noble uk 14 hours ago

    Actually the Embassy should enter into agreement for them to pay back the scholarship costs within a specified time with a monitoring system.
    This way they can work in UK or elsewhere so long as they are paying their debts ...
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  • KETA SCHOOL BOY 14 hours ago

    My brother, it is because of the courses they are doing that they won't get jobs. There are thousands of graduates from universities in ghana who have read those courses and are walking the streets looking for jobs. How do yo ...
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  • PLEASE DONT MAKE IT TOO COMPLICATED . ITS A SIMPLE MATTER!! 13 hours ago

    Nonesense the scholarship was not meant for you to work for the UK economy. It is meant for you to come back home and contribute to the Ghana economy. If you choose not to return home then make arrangements to pay up the mone ...
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  • Great one 4 hours ago

    The original of whatever documents they'll be issued at the end of their PhD programs should be handed over to the embassy

  • PLEASE DONT MAKE IT TOO COMPLICATED . ITS A SIMPLE MATTER!! 13 hours ago

    If after his tenure he returns home to serve Ghana for a minimum of 4 yrs then then he is free from his Bond. In this case the student can easily be asked to provide his place of work and SSNIT Number which is easily traceabl ...
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  • Basic Algebra 13 hours ago

    Let them take the oaths, plus get them to use some family properties back in Ghana as insurance that scholarship beneficiaries will return home after their studies.

  • Asamoah 12 hours ago

    Just end the scholarship scheme k3k3. Let them.school.in Ghana simple

  • C.q 10 hours ago

    You would think, right? Tax payers money has been used to educate people for foreign countries for far too long. It’s time to inject that money into Ghana’s education sector. I’m sure we’ll be better off. Let us stren ...
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  • Gabaa 11 hours ago

    Take politics out of this. governments have been sponsoring graduate work for a very longtime, if there is no accountability then we have a problem. If you are not pursuing a PhD in astrophysics you don't need government scho ...
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  • Nkwantabisa 11 hours ago

    JOHN MAHAMA IS A VERY STUPID.WHY IS HE ARRESTING PEOPLE INSULTING HIM ,IS HE NOT THE ONE INSULTING NANA ADDO ,CALLING HIM AKYEM MAFIAS????

  • Matilda 10 hours ago

    Has Bawumia washed his anus this evening?

  • Andropov 11 hours ago

    Cancel the scholarships of those who refuse to accede to the government of Ghana request

  • HONESTLY 11 hours ago

    You're 100 percent.

    No oath, no scholarship.

  • Monkey see, Monkey do 8 hours ago

    Name 1 country on earth that does what you have proposed? If a phd goes to Britain to study and they have a job offer over there why woukd they leave and return to afuom Ghana and suffer because the entire society is constipa ...
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  • Hehe he.. they wnat the money but room also to run responsibility 10 hours ago

    Cancel it and don't pay anything

  • Nii Joromi 7 hours ago

    RESET! Time for Ghana to stop these nonsensical and criminal scholarships. The money can be used to improve institutions in Ghana. Damn!

  • Yaw 6 hours ago

    Anyone commenting with insults has a weak argument and I don’t even read their contribution in full. Behave like a civilized human being and make your point without insulting someone’s mother. I mean how do you feel after ...
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  • Lee Terkpor.. So when are they going to think outside the box? 3 hours ago

    You see , when you put garbage into garbage, you will still get garbage. I dont know why this okaikwe zita turns zita Benson was brought here. What jobs do you have for them a home? After all if they are here working they ca ...
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  • Maddy Adams 3 hours ago

    Is this oath going to be different from the bond that the students signed? If the answer is "no", then why do students need to sign it? If the answer is "yes", then which one is binding? Are all government scholarship holder ...
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