John Dramani Mahama has directed the NIB to investigate allegations made by Kofi Owusu Nkansah
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to immediately investigate allegations of corruption in the award of government foreign scholarships.
This directive follows public claims made by the former CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Owusu Nkansah, that certain current officials are involved in the illegal sale of government scholarships under the Mahama administration.
Nkansah alleged that he knows people, including members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who have purchased some of these scholarships for sums as high as GH¢100,000 or more.
“These are the things Dr Bawumia says he would stop, and so he is bringing digitalisation, which was accepted by the delegates. I would not be a hypocrite to pretend that it doesn’t happen, because even with the new NDC government, I know people who have bought a foreign scholarship… The person bought the scholarship and has travelled abroad.
“I don’t know the exact amount the scholarships are sold for, but some cost up to GH¢100,000. Some NPP members are even buying it to travel abroad, I’m telling you,” he claimed.
He added, “What I’m trying to say is that whether the NDC is in power or the NPP, some of these excesses happen. We cannot pretend or think that it doesn’t happen. I’m talking about things that have already happened.”
Nkansah, however, stated that he does not know whether the scholarships are being sold through the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), or any other state entity responsible for awarding these scholarships.
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Watch a video of his remarks below:
@asafoagyeialex4 FOR THE RECORDS- This has been Government position on awarding scholarships to the United Kingdom (UK) since I assumed office in February, 2025. This position to halt any scholarship application to United Kingdom which has been strictly adhered to has been well communicated to the UK Government. – I revealed same in my last public interview on UTV on June 4, 2025. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has lost it. Aside the fact that he has no credibility, he has overreached himself and compounded the challenges facing his nation-wrecking Boss, now Abuakwa South MP.
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