The Scholarship Secretariat has reassured students of second cycle institutions in the three regions of the north that government\u2019s rolled out \u201cFree SHS\u201d program will not truncate scholarship packages meant for continuing students\u2019 upkeep.<\/p>\n
The Secretariat\u2019s Registrar, Kingsley Agyemang allayed the fears of continuing students at a day\u2019s stakeholders meeting on quality education in Tamale.<\/p>\n
According to him, all beneficiaries of scholarship packages covering feeding grants and payments of registration fees will continue to enjoy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe free SHS policy will not cancel out the northern scholarships for continuing students. Continuing students will continue to enjoy the northern scholarships thus the free feeding and payment of registration exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kingsley Agyemang said the secretariat was ready to release funds for feeding grants to avert the perennial temporary closure of second cycle institutions in the three regions of the north over unpaid accumulated arrears.<\/p>\n
He thereby encouraged school authorities to increase their intake of freshers with the assurance that their needs will be catered for.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me assure you that monies meant for this academic year will hit the school accounts before students settle for their academic work and this will be the first time in the nation\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kingsley Agyemang emphasized saying, \u201cGovernment is working hard to pay the grants on time and as a signatory to the free SHS accounts, I know the money is ready and it is just the matter of disbursing it to the various accounts.<\/p>\n
He dispelled rumors that government will take charge of procurement of foodstuffs, school uniforms and other valuables required for implementation of the free SHS program.<\/p>\n
Kingsley Agyemang later toured some second cycle institutions within the Tamale Metropolitan Area.<\/p>\n
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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Scholarship Secretariat has reassured students of second cycle institutions in the three regions of the north that government\u2019s rolled out \u201cFree SHS\u201d program will not truncate scholarship packages meant for continuing students\u2019 upkeep. The Secretariat\u2019s Registrar, Kingsley Agyemang allayed the fears of continuing students at a day\u2019s stakeholders meeting on quality education in Tamale. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n