Secretary Of State Launches FCFA 60 M Scholarship

By Wamey Panky

The Secretary of State for Mines, Industry and Technological Development, Dr. Gentry Calistus Fuh, has launched an FCFA 60 million scholarship award programme for Misaje and Ako Councils, a constituency he lorded as MP before his appointment.

Dr. Fuh launched the five-year scholarship programme on November 6, in his Misaje village. In his speech, he told the crowd, which turned up that he was inspired by the fact that the human resources base for Ako/Misaje as per statistics was too low.

He said this aroused in him the ambition of seeing the sons and daughters of that constituency becoming members of government and other top figures in the society.
To him, the scholarship would bring in the most expected development with ease. It was on the basis of this that Dr. Fuh told his people it was why education was his first priority project.

The Secretary of State disclosed that the FCFA 60 million is meant for the two council areas for a period of five years. He also explained that it was a four-phase award to be benefited by children of Misaje and Ako origin living anywhere in the country.

He insisted that the scholarship should be managed by a national selected committee of renowned personalities who must be sons and daughters of the areas.Expatiating on the four-phase award, he said the first phase was to ensure that at least 70 percent of pupils leaving primary schools are enrolled in secondary schools; phase two is to ensure that 70 percent of students leaving Form Five are enrolled in high schools and in phase three, they would also ensure that graduates from high schools are enrolled in universities and other higher schools of learning.

Equally, Fuh said part of the scholarship would assist a committee that would be set aside to lobby for foreign scholarships for the children of the areas. As a take-off for the award, two committees of seven members each to take care of Misaje and Ako Subdivisions respectively were installed.

Although the committees were given the latitude to come out with the criteria for the award, Fuh said the scholarship would basically go to excelling pupils/students whose parents are unable to further their education.

The SDO for Donga Mantung, Godlive Mboke Ntua, praised Fuh for the special concern he had for his people through such a fabulous project. The SDO and his collaborators, top politicians and elites of the area raised FCFA 15 million as a take-off to support the initiative.

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Comments

[Mburlih]

Bravo Mr. Minister!

Be ware!The political route is longer than your instantaneous rise might make you think.It could also be full of obstacles. You will need stamina so don't get too gang ho lest you run out of steam.Why not give your consitituents the time to get to know you, to warm up to your personal characters before an all out display of material goodies. Don't give an early opportunity for your detractors to start doubting the sources of your wealth etc. etc.
It may also be necessary as you embark on what seems to be a promising career to learn to be more discrete in word and deed. So far one could say that you are a golden ring that unfortunately has been put on the CPDM pig's snout.Since it is almost impossible for that party to stay out of potopoto let's hope that you will be an exception,and continue to serve your people the way you've started. Good luck!

[Kumbaboy]

Dr Fuh says "the scholarship would basically go to excelling pupils/students whose parents are UNABLE to further their education".

This criterion is an opportunity for fraud by those managing Dr Fuh's scholarship programme as their immediate relatives will have an unfair access and influence on decision making. The Honorable minister must take steps to correct this loop hole.

To be fair, any scholarship scheme must adopt the Ndam Njoya principle. The winners, irrespective of parental wealth, should be established by scores in national exams (FSLC, GCE, etc.) and not local committee considerations.

Furthermore, discriminating between students on a basis other than academic excellence (e.g. parental wealth) is a blatant violation of constitiutional rights. Every citizen has an enshrined right to be treated fairly irrespective of wealth, sex, tribe, etc. This provision extends to all students in Misaje and Ako.

Nevertheless, divide and rule is a trademark of CPDM politics.

[Fon]

Good idea. One may also be interested to know the source of the money.

[Julio]

Kumbaboy: How can charity be a violation of constitutional rights? What if he had chosen to give only to his family?