The revelation comes in the wake of delay in the release of their stipends for the past 10 months.

The President of the Students Association, Dr Emmanuel John Ayitey disclosed this on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Monday as he delved into the numerous challenges they have been facing over the past months.

“We are in an examination week and people are hopeless and crying because about 30 to 40% of the final year students are likely to be repeated because they don’t have money for their project work,” he lamented.

Dr Ayitey added that, students are on the brink of eviction from their apartments due to unpaid rent amidst struggle to afford basic necessities.

He stated some people have already been evicted and have moved in with their friends while others have been rendered homeless.

The students, comprising undergraduates, masters, PhDs and post-doctoral have been in the news the past weeks over the delay in the release of their stipend.

Last Friday, they picketed at the Ghana Embassy in Rabat, Morocco to voice their dissatisfaction about the state of affairs.

However, nothing has still been heard from the Scholarship Secretariat despite the dire consequences of the delay.

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Some Ghanaian students on government scholarships in Morocco have embarked on a peaceful demonstration to appeal for the release of their stipend, which is in 10 months’ arrears.

The students made up undergraduates, masters, PhDs and post-doctoral said the delay in the release of their stipend is affecting their studies.

They said they are in a dire situation that calls for urgent attention from the government.

They revealed that, most of the students are depressed as a result, a student almost committed suicide last week.

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Some Ghanaian students on government scholarships in Morocco have appealed for the release of their stipend, which is in 10 months’ arrears.

According to the students, comprising undergraduates, masters, PhDs and post-doctoral the delay in the release of their stipend is affecting their studies.

In a statement, the students said they are in a dire situation that calls for urgent awareness from the government and the general public.

“In spite of the fact that students are supposed to receive monthly stipends for basic needs such as food, accommodation, transport, study materials, administrative needs, students are left in a lurch,” portions of the statement read.

The statement added that, the students are faced with security threats as most of them stand the risk of getting arrested.

“This is due to the failure of registration and/or renewal of resident cards »cartes de séjours« which demands financial support. Students have been evicted from their apartments and many more threatened to be evicted since they have not been able to cater for their rent and their essential bills.

“Just recently, some students were reportedly ill and are not able to receive
healthcare due to this dire situation. One student suffering from a peptic ulcer
recently went unconscious and was rushed to the hospital,” the students lamented.

It continued, “However, he is not able to cater for his medications and finds a challenge with dieting. There are other students who stand the same fate due to similar underlying health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and many more.”

Below is the full statement:

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