The Yendi Member of Parliament, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, has disbursed funds to support over seventy (70) brilliant but needy students from his constituency to acquire tertiary education across various institutions.
The beneficiaries will offer diverse courses and programs in order to pursue their professional careers and become better people for the society and their families.
The MP set up the Farouk Aliu Mahama Educational Care Fund (FAMEC-Fund) to offer scholarship opportunities to brilliant but needy children who would’ve but for the intervention constraint financially to further their education after second cycle school.
Meanwhile, goal 4 of the 17 sustainable development goals highlights on inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all by 2030. Therefore, the gesture of the Yendi MP to provide financial support to the needy students is well in line with the SDG 4.
Mr. Farouk Aliu Mahama in his remarks after making some presentation to the beneficiary students, said education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
“This defines the focus of my leadership and the major direction of my social interventions. My current programmes, projects and policies in the education sector is set to offer us with the education we all look out for to get; that is improved infrastructure, modern learning materials and putting the teacher and student at the center of every decision making. This will undoubtedly position our educational system at the top of excellence” he maintained.
The New Patriotic Party lawmaker noted “the primary purpose of this event is to discharge a component of our holistic vision of a New Yendi City- that is to support needy but brilliant students to the Universities to offer courses critical to our survival.”
“I hold the view that a brilliant child of a peasant farmer in Nakpachei or Oseido or Ngono should have the equal chance to tertiary education as the child of a Minister in Accra will have. I seek people-centered leadership. Education must be balanced and be accessible to all regardless of your status in the society- whether rich or poor, privileged or handicapped able or disabled. Money should not be a barrier to deny any child the access to education. No brilliant but needy child should be left behind.”
Under the initiative, beneficiary students are expected to receive monies for their tuition fees and other expenditure for their education.
Motivation
Farouk Aliu Mahama further encouraged the students to put up their best performance in school and assured that the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is working assiduously to provide classrooms and learning materials for the Ghanaian children in school.
“You have no reason to fail. We were like you some years back and you can be like us some years to come. We are doing all we can to make you succeed. The government is working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you materials you need to learn. We are doing our part here too to pay your fees. But you have to do your part too. So, I expect all of you to put in your best efforts to succeed.”
Meanwhile, the Yendi legislator reiterated his desire to build a New Yendi City to compliment the good works of government in order to improve the socioeconomic livelihood and wellbeing of all Yendi people.
