The current Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, has highlighted what he describes as irregularities in the awarding of scholarships under the former (NPP) government.
Speaking in a recent interview shared by Kumasi-based Nhyira FM on X, on September 8, 2025, Asafo-Agyei, noted that an audit of scholarships awarded under the leadership of the former registrar, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, revealed a troubling pattern where the state awarded scholarships covering fully paid visa fees, tickets, and yearly stipends for dependents and spouses of scholarship beneficiaries.
Details from a report shared by the current registrar showed that Peter Mensah, the husband of the former Deputy Director General of the National Service Authority, Gifty Oware-Mensah, was a beneficiary of such practices. "We confirm that Peter Mensah has been awarded a financial scholarship by the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat to study LLM Law at Brunel University, London, United Kingdom, which commenced in January 2022.
The scholarship covers Mensah and his dependent listed above, and it includes all student tuition fees of £17,875 and living expenses of £16,008 per annum.
