The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, has entered into a partnership with the MountCrest University College to provide scholarships for 50 students from the constituency.
The gesture aims to expand access to higher education and create opportunities for young people.
The partnership is under MountCrest University College’s “50-for-50” Scholarship Scheme, which covers LLB (Law), Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Public Health/Health Services Management and BSc in Business Administration (Accounting and Banking and Finance options).
Partnership
According to the management of MountCrest, the initiative reflects its longstanding commitment to rigorous tertiary education and to producing graduates who are well-equipped to contribute meaningfully to Ghana’s development and beyond.
Speaking at a meeting between the management of MountCrest and Baba Jamal to cement the partnership, the Rector of the school, Prof. Helen Yitah, said the scholarship scheme supported the university college’s efforts to extend “the MountCrest educational experience into areas of significant national and professional importance”.
“An important part of MountCrest’s corporate social responsibility is to build meaningful partnerships with our surrounding communities and expand access to quality tertiary education for talented and deserving individuals within those communities,” she pointed out.
The Founder of the MountCrest University College and former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, emphasised the importance of the initiative, saying education remained one of the most effective tools for breaking the cycle of poverty and empowering communities.
The partnership emphasises expanding educational opportunities for young people in the Ayawaso East Constituency, where Nima is located, while also creating an opportunity to change perceptions of the community through education and human capital development.
Nima, a central community in the Ayawaso East Constituency, often evokes images of violence, congestion and poor sanitation, but the MP said it was time to rewrite that narrative by leveraging the constituency’s strategic position as home to several key government institutions and corporate organisations, hence the partnership with MountCrest.
Mr Mohammed Ahmed, more commonly known as Baba Jamal, said one of the surest ways to change that perception was through education, a key driver of community development.
He described the partnership with MountCrest as the beginning of a broader agenda to invest in the constituency’s human capital.
Community development
“On my part as the Member of Parliament, I will ensure that I meet the prospective beneficiaries halfway so that students who are interested but cannot afford it will be supported to educate themselves and become professionals who will work for themselves, for their community and for mother Ghana.
I can assure you that I am fully committed to ensuring that this initiative comes to fruition,” he said.
He stressed that the constituency’s proximity to major institutions presented opportunities that should directly benefit residents, particularly the youth.
He said his office would continue to engage public agencies, private institutions and development partners to create more educational, economic and social opportunities capable of reshaping the image of Nima.
