Ghanaian students in Morocco urgently appeal to President Akufo-Addo for overdue stipends
Ghanaian students studying in Morocco under a government scholarship programme have made a desperate appeal to President Akufo-Addo, urging the prompt release of their overdue stipends.
The students, who are enrolled in various universities across Morocco, voiced their concerns during a peaceful demonstration, highlighting the severe challenges they face due to the delay in stipend payments.
According to the students, they are on the brink of eviction from their apartments due to unpaid rent and are struggling to afford basic necessities, relying heavily on the generosity of friends.
One male student expressed his distress, saying, “it is not our fault. We were sent here by the government on a scholarship. Brilliant but needy students…It has been more than 10 months, we are going to the 11th month without our stipends. We live in a country where rent is $120 per month. That’s the cheapest you can get at a place without security.”
He further warned of dire consequences if their pleas were not addressed promptly, stating, “our lives are in danger. We are begging you wherever you are, Mr President. If you don’t come in there will be blood on your hands. We are begging you. If we don’t get paid in less than one week, there will be blood on your hands.”
A female student echoed these sentiments, pleading, “we are pleading with the government of Ghana to come to our aid. As ladies here in this country, we are not even able to afford the basic needs, sanitary pads and the worst of it all is your parents will send you money and it gets here, it’s nothing.”
The students are urgently seeking the intervention of the Ghanaian government to resolve the stipend issue and alleviate their dire situation.
