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UK scholarship students to be dragged to court

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  • Ursula 11 years ago

    Ghanaians just can’t do anything right.

  • ggf 11 years ago

    go find some jobs n pay up. i struggle to pay 4my studies in denmark

  • The Mask 11 years ago

    They are NOT permitted to work on a school visa. Learn about the rules before leaving your country to others.

  • ggf 11 years ago

    that u cant work on a student visa?
    u cant work full time, go find out

  • OZA 11 years ago

    These people were sent there on Ghana government approved full scholarships. That is what it is. They must not be looking for jobs in this case. This is a shame on Ghana because these sort of unpaid schorlarships go on almos ...
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  • luck 11 years ago

    They are permitted to work 20 hours per week on students visa of average 250 pounds per week.

  • SENABA 11 years ago

    THEY ONLY LEARN TO STEAL AFTER THEIR EDUCATION.

  • Favour 11 years ago

    These students were given free tickets to go to Ghana for the voters' registration exercise and go back and vote in December 2012. We have no sympathy for them. Many of them are children of NDC party faithful such as Anita d ...
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  • KATE 11 years ago

    NDC FINISH ALL OUR MONEY SO COME BACK HOME. GOD PUNISH ANITA DE SOUZA, SHE MAKES ME SICK ANYTIME I HEAR HER VOICE, EVIL WOMAN HER TIME WILL SOON BE HERE.

  • PAA KWESI 11 years ago

    All these comments are useless, No wonder that we call ourselves Ghanaian s. We only want praises but does little in situations like these.No minister will let his or her ward to suffer like that.Better speaks sense.

  • Cheaptalk 11 years ago

    My friend get a part time Job ASDA,Tesco's ,Sainsubury's or where ever and pay up - lazy bumbs!!! We all do that and some have done that!

  • shaft 11 years ago

    They all have part time jobs as they can apply for NI cards which enables them to work up to 21 hours a week but it cheap money for the Govt to pay rent for them so they keep what ever money they make buy cars or other things ...
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  • Kojo Mensah-Lewisham, London. 11 years ago

    What exactly are they studying in the uk? how do cleaning or what?

  • ' and Jesus wept ' 11 years ago

    After its all over with, they come back and instigate strikes against the hand that fed them.

  • koi ampofo 11 years ago

    They think they are in ghana doing politics.I wish all of them ghanaians come here and learn hardships

  • bingo 11 years ago

    take them to court n let them call woyome to come and bail them.

  • Nana Koodwaa 11 years ago

    Who are those students we hear are on government scholarships in UK, Turkey,Saudi Arabia all the time? How are they selected? These are the issues NPP should get into them and stop their stupid boycotting.Is Ghana sporing ali ...
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  • Tell Me Why? 11 years ago

    Why send somebody to UK to Study purchases and supply chain management? something that are being offered in all the Higher institutions in Ghana as a lower cost. We need to send students to go and study science and technolog ...
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  • Kejetia Scholarships? 11 years ago

    Look at their grammar and spelling:-

    Second paragraph, "Despite promisis by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND..."

    "promisis?"

    Was this written by the students or Citi Fm journalists?

  • Poor mam 11 years ago

    They are lucky,relatives of big shots.When and where was this connection advertised.

  • OSAGYEFO 11 years ago

    I am doing PhD and paying my own fees and rent. Find any job and pay your bills

  • Obaa Sima 11 years ago

    These scholarships are awarded to students who are suppose to come back and work in ghana to better our strategies and systems, rather after studies they chose to stay abroad and forget about their commitments. They shd fend ...
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  • fredsaid 11 years ago

    FROM A ONE TOUCH GOVERNMENT BY A ONE TOUCH PARTY AND A ONE TOUCH BLOODY INCOMPETENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND A ONE TOUCH PRESIDENT WHO CAN ONLY WIN A ONE TOUCH CROOKED ELECTION??? What can we expect from a one touch country ...
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  • adwoa 11 years ago

    The GETFUND scholarship entitles a student to full tuition fees, rent, warm clothing and stationery allowances and monthly stipends.
    These students work part time to cater for their basic needs as they are not paid the mont ...
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  • G. Ayisi 11 years ago

    Why can't those guys look for work to pay for their accommodation like other students do? It is about time the govt of Ghana stopped the nonsense of giving scholarhip to students when we already have many people who have edu ...
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  • Common sense 11 years ago

    they are children of big and untouchables.

  • Koffi - UK 11 years ago

    All those making those silly comments should get their facts right. First of all with the hours of work you are allowed to do with a student visa you would have to work for years to be able to pay the fees. Do you think worki ...
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  • luck 11 years ago

    My friend no body is talking about school fees.We are talking of rent and the part time job should cater for that.

  • Yaa Nkosuo 11 years ago

    Who says those writing comments aon this missue don't know what they are talking about? They are themselves students and have to fend for themselves.

    We all have to work and pay outr fees, bills and mortgages/Rent.

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  • Nii Moi 11 years ago

    Others have done that and why can't they. l mean thousands of Ghanaians have done that. I am one of them, nobody gave me a ticket, any fees and for yrs l have study in the UK and am still a Ghanaian.

  • wei 11 years ago

    Come back home, lots of schools in Ghana, folks.

  • angel 11 years ago

    They should work and pay. When the govt's money comes they can use it to buy whatever they want.

  • KOO-SWISS 11 years ago

    after using the poors people resources to educate them , they pay them with srtike actions, disrespect

  • Taliban2 11 years ago

    Go to Afari Gyan and get your money. He said you registered and voted for Mahama

  • IDDI AMIN DADA 11 years ago

    So who is sending the so-called delegation? Is it going to be government officials??? How much more do you guys in Mahama government want to disgrace yourselves??? Do they mean they are sending a delegation of fools to go beg ...
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  • campus boy 11 years ago

    I only see places like Russia, Belgium, Morocco,Cuba, Venezuela, Ukraine, Turkey,Poland and those other areas that are like Africa~ now anyone tell me how they got dis scholar without links and I ll pray for them to get their ...
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  • Unknown 11 years ago

    Have you ever visited any of these countries? Do you believe some of these countries you've mentioned are like Africa? I hope you have reasons for saying that. I case you decide to give your reasons, talk about education, sci ...
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  • Campus boy 11 years ago

    I am in one of them now and trust me when I say it... Legon (I have been there too) is better!!!! Tell me one thing the best country u ll tell me is Russia bcs they re 8th in the world but I have been there and seen de schoo ...
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  • Nii Joromi 11 years ago

    Mr Prez is a busy man. Don't you guys know that? What a shame!

  • Kwami 11 years ago

    I think most of you are missing the point here. They are on Ghana Government scholarship and should benefit as such. President Mahama should use the funds he is going to immortarize Ex President Nkrumah to pay what is due to ...
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  • very good 11 years ago

    send them to court for when they graduate they will behave like the striking doctors and the like or may even not come back to serve the tax payer in return for the free money spent on them.

  • silk 11 years ago

    It could be that, they are part of the Ghanaians with the protective arm Gloves they promoting in Ghana. Other than that, they could be allowed to work 20 hour a week to fend for themselves which is quite good, It needs to be ...
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  • silk 11 years ago

    Where are these guys: Kofi Ansah, Bishop Tee, Vandyck.VALANTINE(KUBOO),Fiifi Pratt, Maame Ekuwah,Kojo, Charles Kala,Ato and the others, Who is paa panyin?

  • ndc 11 years ago

    take them to court coz All are NDC foot soldiers

  • GEORGE ASAMOAH 11 years ago

    Infact God should have mercy upon our leaders, 50,000GHC for house maintainance and they cant pay scholarship fee, is very serious, i have to sell ghana and we all share it.

  • Gawuga 11 years ago

    Look to govt for everything. Some guys are just lucky. I fired buru to educate myself in the UK yet completed my course while those under scholarship failed. Govt has created an environment for you to excel. Apply for a work ...
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  • Gawuga 11 years ago

    Africans govt spend loads of money education just few cronies to Phds instead spending money to educate the masses, hence the problems. These lucky few either behave that they are from the West and live like they are West. So ...
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  • London Boy 11 years ago

    These students should read all this good comments and take note. Even most British students do part time jobs to make ends meet. In UK,refusing to pay rent or utility bills is regarded as offence. Aviod these case going to th ...
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  • kad 11 years ago

    These young British students work so hard in minimum wage jobs to augment their cash for studies.

  • moon 11 years ago

    Most of the students don't even attend lectures neither will they work.they are so lazy n all they is watch movies n listen to music.I wonder why the tax payers money should be spent on them.

  • ASANTEWA 11 years ago

    HOW did he get that `STUPID` Scholarship? Mahama`s CLAN?

  • KOFI KYEI 11 years ago

    I HAPPENED TO KNOW SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS A GHANAIAN STUDENT ON GOVT SCHOLARSHIP HERE (USA).THIS STUDENT WAS GIVEN A TICKET TO FLY HOME AND SPEND XMAS.CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

  • Esi M 11 years ago

    GH gov't save this disgrace by paying what is due them.

  • Esi M 11 years ago

    please save our country from disgrace and pay what is due them

  • Naina 11 years ago

    Kwame Nkrumah bought a hous ein Keningston known as the Ghana house and many Ghanians started life there before branching out to buy their own houses etc. This should be done to stop this from happening again.