"No wonder I was left a legacy debt of £35 million" – High Commissioner makes fresh claims over Ghana scholarship funding

Ghana's High Commissioner to the UK, Sabah Zita Benson, has made further claims about the financial challenges facing Ghana's Scholarships Secretariat, alleging that some scholarship beneficiaries under the previous administration had their families fully funded by the state while studying in the UK.

In a Facebook post, she claimed that some beneficiaries were joined by their spouses and children, with the cost of premium visa fees, flights, accommodation and living expenses covered by the Ghanaian taxpayer. According to her, these arrangements contributed to a £35 million legacy debt inherited by the Secretariat.

Sabah Zita Benson wrote:

"Did you know how the scholarship secretariat gave out scholarships to supposed students and added their families as 'dependents' that the tax payer was feeding and accommodating in the UK???

I mean the whole family joined the beneficiary, their premium visa fees, air tickets, accommodation and chop money were all part of the package.

Do you know who was responsible for that bill? YOU. Yes you! The tax payer.

Some of them had a wife and about four children. All being catered for by the tax payer, in the UK because 'daddy' or 'mummy' is going to study abroad.

No wonder I was left a legacy debt of 35 million pounds.

And guess what? Some of these 'students' whose whole family benefitted so much are now threatening to protest because they don't understand why we can't pay the debt of 35 million pounds???"