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Tolon MP pays school fees of 150 students in his constituency

The Member of Parliament for Tolon, Alhaji Habib Iddrisu has paid the school fees of some 150 students in his constituency after successfully launching the Soya-Lana Educational Trust Fund.

Date Created : 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Fred Asiamah/Ghanadistricts.com

The fund is targeting all students in the Tolon constituency, especially brilliant but needy and physically challenged female students.

Launching the Fund, Alhaji Habib Iddrisu says the fund seeks to "provide financial support to brilliant but needy tertiary students in the Tolon constituency and facilitate tertiary students in the Tolon constituency access to scholarship awards (both government and non-governmental sources)".

He added that the fund will provide guidance and counseling services regarding education and career choices to students in the constituency and provide remedial tuition and registration of private WAEC examination for SHS leavers in the constituency to better their grades".

The educational fund, the first of its kind in the constituency, is expected to benefit over 1000 students in the constituency.

Alhaji Habib Iddrisu who is also the Deputy Majority Chief Whip says no student will be left out adding that scholarships have been secured for some 25 students to pursue various courses in tertiary institutions.