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Home » Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill, 2025 risks institutionalizing nepotism, cronyism — Citizens’ Coalition

Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill, 2025 risks institutionalizing nepotism, cronyism — Citizens’ Coalition

johnmahamaBy johnmahamaJuly 17, 2025 Historical & Cultural Insights No Comments2 Mins Read
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The Citizens’ Coalition has cautioned that the Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill, 2025, currently before Parliament, risks entrenching nepotism and cronyism instead of eliminating them.

The group, made up of public interest civil society organizations and eminent citizens, is calling on Parliament to halt the bill’s consideration and allow for extensive stakeholder consultations before proceeding.

The bill, laid before the House by the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, seeks to elevate the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat to an authority — a more autonomous body expected to oversee scholarship reforms.

“There is no known emergency in the management of scholarships that justifies the speedy consideration of this all-important bill without public consultation,” the coalition said in a statement dated July 17.

“The need for reform is undeniable. Yet the bill in its current form does not adequately address the structural weaknesses of the existing scholarships regime. Rather than remedying the prevailing opacity, nepotism, and political interference, it risks institutionalizing them,” it added.

The statement, signed by Kofi Asare, Executive Director of Eduwatch, Dr. Kojo Asante of CDD-Ghana, and investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, stressed that the proposed legislation falls short of establishing a transparent, accountable, and merit-based system.

“It is therefore imperative that Parliament allows sufficient time for meaningful consultations to be undertaken. A law that shapes access to academic and professional opportunities for generations of Ghanaians must not be passed in haste. It must be informed, inclusive, and legitimate.

“Given this background, we respectfully call on Parliament, particularly the Right Honourable Speaker, to suspend the current legislative process and allow stakeholder consultations on this important national reform,” the coalition stressed.

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