The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to urgently release funds to settle the fees of Ghanaian students on scholarship in the United Kingdom.
According to the Caucus, the affected students have not received financial support for the 2024/2025 academic year, leaving many in distress.
The situation has been further compounded by the expiration of their visas as of January 2026.
Addressing journalists, the Member of Parliament for Savelugu, Fatahiya Abdul Aziz, emphasized the need for immediate government intervention to prevent the students from facing possible deportation and disruption to their education.
“Students have informed us that their visas expired January 30, 2026. In the responsible efforts to avoid overstaying and breaching UK immigration laws, some of them applied for graduate visas under the post study work arrangement.
“Many have exhausted their personal savings while waiting for the state to fulfill its obligations. Some have reportedly resorted to food banks simply to meet their basic nutritional need while struggling to pay for accommodation and other essential expenses,” she stated.
According to the Minority, some of the students who have applied for graduate visas have been denied because their tuition obligations remain unsettled by government.
“The petition also points a painful picture of the hardship these students are currently enduring,” she said.
The Minority stressed that “no Ghanaian student sent abroad by the state should be reduced to such indignity.”
