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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy Youth Organiser for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Isaac Jay Hyde, has defended relatives of government officials who were beneficiaries in the \u2018Scholarship Bonanza\u2019 report by The Fourth Estate.<\/b><\/p>\n

He insisted that the mere fact that someone is a relative to public officials doesn\u2019t mean such a person is well-to-do in life.<\/p>\n

The Fourth Estate\u2019s report revealed that relatives of politically exposed people received huge government funding to study abroad.<\/p>\n

The report has since generated widespread public condemnation of the Scholarship Secretariat and the government.<\/p>\n

Amongst the public concerns is the fact that relatives of known party members and government officials cannot be classified as \u201cbrilliant but needy students.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I am sitting here, I can be wearing the Kaftans and drive the best of cars but perhaps I may be needy. When I was president of the National Union of Ghana Students, at some point in time, I needed to seek help…I was in school and I could not afford it.<\/p>\n

According to Hyde, a person can be connected to a politically exposed individual but he or she might still need support.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, it is discretionary…if my uncle is Ken Ofori-Atta, it doesn\u2019t mean that I am well-to-do,\u201d he told on Wednesday, April 10.<\/p>\n

He further emphasised that the NPP government has disbursed the highest scholarship amount since 2017.<\/p>\n

He, however, admitted that the disbursement of the scholarship amounts to relatives of some party bigwigs \u201cshould not have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its most recent release, \u201cScholarship Bonanza,\u201d The Fourth Estate listed individuals who are close to influential government figures as recipients of scholarships that it believes are inappropriate.<\/p>\n

Notably, children of the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a former Inspector General of Police were listed among the beneficiaries.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. Deputy Youth Organiser for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Isaac Jay Hyde, has defended relatives of government officials who were beneficiaries in the \u2018Scholarship Bonanza\u2019 report by The Fourth Estate. 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