Ghanaian students in UK threaten demo over unpaid fees

Some Ghanaian students studying in the United Kingdom on GETFund scholarship have threatened to embark on a demonstration in London over their unpaid fees.

According to them, government’s failure to pay their fees and rent which have been in arrears since September 2016 has left them stranded.

They have therefore scheduled Friday, March 3, 2017, to demonstrate against government in front of the BBC Broadcasting House in London.

The students in a statement said, “We are tired of struggling and have waited patiently for the transition in governments but we cannot bear the struggle any longer.”

“All attempts to gain the attention of government and the secretariat have proved futile. We have been struggling since we arrived for our PHD and other postgraduate programs but we’re at our wits end now,” the statement added.

It added that “the embarrassments of being chased for fees and rent because of government’s abandonment is unbearable hence our decision to demonstrate.”

Last week a group of about 20 Ghanaian students studying in China on government scholarship also lamented over government’s failure to pay their fees. They said the situation has left them demoralized as the financial constraints threatened their academic work and possible graduation.

Credit: Citifmonline.com