A total of 16 students in the Upper West Region have received support from the Upper West Regional Chief Imam Educational Endowment Fund to enable them further their education at the various tertiary institutions in the country.
The 16 students received various sums of money ranging from about Gh₵1000.00 to about GH₵3,600.00 totalling about GH₵33,000.00.
Mr Abdul-Rahaman Zakaria, the Secretary to the Regional Chief Imam Educational Endowment Fund, who revealed this at a press conference in Wa, added that ten other applications were under review while more applications were still trooping in.
The press conference was also for the fund managers to present the checks to the beneficiary students.
Mr Zakaria explained that a total of 18 applications were received and 16 were awarded the scholarship.
Mr Zakaria appleade for continue support to the educational fund to ensure its sustainability.
Alhaji Issahaku Tahiru Moomin, the Wa Municipal Chief Executive who was present at the press conference, urged the beneficiary to make judicious use of the support.
He expressed happiness that the fund was non-discriminatory on religious or political grounds as it was available for every qualified student who applied.
Alhaji Moomin also appealed to the managers of the fund to ensure the fund benefited the right people in order not to defeat its intended purpose.
The beneficiaries thanked the Chief Imam and the fund managers for the initiative.
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