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Five brilliant but needy students get scholarships

Five brilliant but needy students in the Sunyani Municipality have received a scholarship package from collaboration between the Sunyani Municipal Assembly and Melcom branch of Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region.

Date Created : 10/11/2018 8:22:20 AM : Story Author : Alice Abubakari/Ghanadistricts.com

During a presentation at a short ceremony, the branch manager Mr. Robert Asdana, said the award of scholarship is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility annually by Melcom Ghana Limited, to sponsor five brilliant but needy students at any second cycle schools in the country. This will help promote education since is the pillar of any society and the key to growing and developing the economy.

Mr. Asdana urged the students not to disappoint their parents but rather soar higher in their academics to make their families, schools and the entire nation proud.

On the part of the Municipal Chief Executive, Mrs. Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson, said: “the scholarship comes as a result of an agreement signed between the Sunyani Municipal Assembly and Melcom Ghana Limited on the Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) in 2009, hence its commitment”.

Mrs Ama Kumi-Richardson thanked Melcom Ghana Limited for obliging, and again called on Melcom to continue with the support and services they are rendering to the good people in the Municipality.

Beneficiaries students; Agbley Worlanyo Yawa – Accra Girls Senior High, Kyei Naddour Kwakyewaa Priscilla of the Yaa Asantewaa Senior High School, Rhoda Oduro – Sunyani Senior High School Ibrahim Gyabaa – Sunyani Senior High School and Mustapha Mershark – Offinso College of Education (Level 300).