Suspended Senior Lecturer of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo says words of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” are not been practiced here in Ghana.
He explained that, ‘rich’ government officials in recent times are ‘milking’ what is meant for the poor and leaving them [the poor] in a despondent state.
“The unfortunate thing is that, interventions and works created by the government for the poor, people of power and influential people will jump the long queue for the poor and access their interventions,” he bemoaned.
His comment comes on the back of Auditor General’s report on Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) that exposed over 2,000 scholarships were awarded to undeserving people including politicians.
Speaking on NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’ Prof Gyamfo noted that politicians are supposed to fund for their education among other things due to some benefits they get from government.
To him, “it’s rather unfortunate the rich is benefitting than the poor because of their influence.”
Adding that, “This problem has been there since 1992. What is meant for the poor should be beneficial to the poor”
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Look at him, dis-graceful fellow. You have no right to speak on national issues. Shamef....ful one
Prof, it is the same like the powerful enjoying the fresh oil in between some juicy legs oooo. If you live in a glass house don't throw stones wai.
If this guy is not a witch then his weeding koana is for the elephants game.
So are some lecturers benefiting more than students.
In Ghana here, poor peoples children don't get any scholarship ooo ghana scholarship is for the rich and affluent. it's a big shame. even though they have te monie to afford education for their children, they rather get them all the scholarship that is meant for the poor
Look at the disgrace professor trying hard to find his voice.You are disgraced forever.
AAaa ba why this recent parmen members disgrace Ghana politics aaa ba
He has found his voice again. Elsewhere you will go and hide somewhere koraa A slap on the wrist.