8 Students of Ghana School of Law receive scholarship
In line with its long-standing commitment to promote Ghana’s development agenda through investments in the nation’s human resource, the Lebanese community in Ghana has awarded scholarships to eight new entrants into the Ghana School of Law.
Presenting the awards on behalf of the Lebanese community in Ghana, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Ali Halabi, noted that “society thrives best, if there is rule of law and media freedom” and stressed the vital role of the Ghana School of Law in ensuring the realisation of rule of law.
He also highlighted the crucial role of the Ghana School of Law in Ghana’s political evolution through the training of “top quality lawyers, judges and legal scholars who have been instrumental in shaping Ghana’s constitutional direction, adding: “it is, therefore, important to train visionary lawyers who would be key actors in achieving societal growth”.
Mr Halabi disclosed that the scholarship would cater for part of the fees of the beneficiaries and urged them to avoid mediocrity and complacency while pursuing the course.
Commendation
The Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana, Professor Kofi Quashigah, commended the Lebanese community in Ghana for investing in Ghana’s rule of law through the scheme.
He observed that the scholarship scheme had generated healthy competition among students, resulting in excellent academic performance. Prof. Quashigah urged the new beneficiaries to use the unique privilege to make themselves, the school and the Lebanese community proud in all their endeavours.
A representative of the Faculty of the Law of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. George Otu, thanked the Lebanese community for their commitment to strengthen the human resource base of the country through the institution of the scholarship scheme.
On behalf of the beneficiaries, Ms Afia Poku thanked the Lebanese community for their benevolence, stating that through the award, they have recognised that law was the fibre that held our society together and healed societal rifts.
The scholarship
For the past five years, the Lebanese community in Ghana has awarded similar scholarships to more than 100 Ghanaians in various levels of tertiary education.
Undergraduate students from the University of Ghana, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Ghana Institute of Journalism have benefited from the scheme.
In addition, postgraduate students at the Ghana Institute of Journalism and law students from the Ghana School of Law have been sponsored by the scheme.
Furthermore, children of the martyrs of the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Immigration Service and the Ghana Police Service are also being assisted by the scheme to complete their education.
