The Government will next week place before Parliament the Scholarship Authority Bill, as part of efforts to deal with nepotism and cronyism in the award of scholarship. , the Education Minister, announced this at the launch of the Government's flagship education programme, dubbed "No Fees Stress Policy" initiative at the SDA College of Education in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital.
The launch was performed by President .
The Education Minister noted that one of the enduring legacies of President Mahama would be the President's Scholarship, which would award brilliant students in the country's need areas such as Science, Mathematics, and Engineering. "So the President's Scholarship for Scholarship would honour 10 brilliant students, determined and declared by the West African Examinations Council, as the overall best students in the country," he said. "Then the President will then absorb them to benefit from his scholarship and to have his full tenure." Touching on the launch of the "No Fees Stress Policy" initiative, Iddrisu said it was in fulfillment of President Mahama's campaign promise to Ghanaians.
Iddrisu, who described President Mahama as a fountain of honour, said: "Today from that fountain, they will drink with the students in our first year tertiary public institutions across Ghana".
