Indexing government scandals one at a time
A relative of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been identified as a beneficiary of scholarships meant for needy but brilliant students.
For starters, Nana Obrempongmaa Ofori-Atta is not the daughter of the Finance Minister, as circulated on social media. She is the daughter of Ken Ofori-Atta’s cousin, a family source has told theghanareport.com.
GETFUND listed Obrempongmaa among 86 politically connected persons who got scholarships and sponsorships to study abroad at the taxpayer’s expense. GETFUND spent $4.7million to educate these privileged Ghanaians, the Auditor-General’s report said after auditing the GETFUND secretariat which disbursed the scholarships haphazardly.’
With Nana Obrempongmaa Ofori-Atta, she got admission into Georgetown University in the US studying for her first degree.
Feb. 27, 2020
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