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Opinions of Thursday, 3 June 2010

Columnist: Tetteh, Kwesi

Ghanaian scholarship students are NOT stranded in China

I write to your highly esteem media with regards to the article dated 2 June on www.Ghanaweb.com, I wish to react as a citizen of Ghana also studying in China. I would like to take my time to outline and let the readers know the exact situations in China.

1.That the Chinese Government gives scholarships with full allowances amounted 250USD a month to all scholarship students ( Note that 250USD is more than enough for a Chinese graduate worker without free accommodation with free utility fees, free medical care .) They provide free books, free medical insurance, and free accommodation with free utility bills and even free sponsored trips to all scholarship students.

All scholarship students get the same benefit.

Some students who secured this scholarships from Ghana enjoys all this and also get other benefit from the government of Ghana which I think is a waste of tax payers money.

2. That there is no Leadership or executives in China representing all Ghanaians if so what have they done or have been doing for other self sponsored or only Chinese scholarships students(note that there two system of scholarships in China, one is secured through the scholarship secretariat in Ghana and or from various Universities in China but everyone enjoys the same benefit. . All we know is few people meet somewhere and decide to do whatever selfish plans they have. I challenge any Ghanaian student in China to tell me how elections are held and what exactly they have been doing to help all Ghanaian students.

3. I want any media house interested in this article to do their own investigations to find out the truth in the whole story. The life style of some of our members who are on scholarships is nothing to write home about yet the stories of getting stranded in China.

5 It is funny to know that upon all the allowances and free accommodation with free utility bills, free insurance from the Chinese government, our selfish Ghanaian citizens still want more from the Government.

6 That I challenge any Ghanaian scholarship students to prove that, Chinese government don’t give them allowances each months, free accommodation with free utility bills, free medical care, free trips once a semester free books etc.

7 That Not only Ghanaians are on Chinese scholarships but people from other countries including, Europe, America and Asia all enjoyed the same benefit. We need to rise up as Ghanaians to support our dear nation to grow.

Lastly, I write to inform any persons or media house interested in the truth to visit the official website of Chinese scholarship secretariat at i could be reached for more information at kwesitetteh@yahoo.comwww.csc.edu.cnor visit China embassy in Ghana to find out the whole truth, nothing but the truth of all the benefits giving our brothers and sisters studying in China as scholarship students.

Only few unpatriotic Ghanaians in China here want to throw dust into Ghanaian tax payer’s face for what they really don’t need. There are other Ghanaians who need government help abroad but not Ghanaian scholarship students studying in China.