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NUGS calls for 50 per cent raise in
student loan
Accra, Dec. 21, Ghanadot/GNA - The National Union of Ghana
Students (NUGS) on Friday called for a 50 per cent increment
in the student loan to enable them to cope with high
economic demands and standard of living on campuses.
It said government should also reconsider its decision to
implement the tax on mobile phone air talk time, considering
the fact that many students, who were mostly unemployed were
on phone.
These were a five point resolution adopted at the NUGS
Central Committee meeting at Mampong campus of the
University of Education Winneba at Asanti Mampong when the
students discussed the state of the union, the Student Loan
Trust, the GETFund and other issues affecting the welfare of
students.
The Union called on government to make more resources
available and to pay serious attention to quality teacher
training, since the success or failure of the reform
depended on the input of teachers.
On the state of the Union, it said though NUGS had over the
years suffered a number of setbacks in its quest to ensure
the welfare of students, the 2007-2008 executives were
determined to work hard to repackage the union.
It said the Union would also commit itself to the interest
to students in school and working beyond to secure the
future of graduates, considering the fact that it was
becoming increasingly difficult for young graduates to gain
employment.
The NUGS Central Committee is the second highest decision
making body comprising Student Representative Council
Presidents, local NUGS Presidents, national officers of NUGS,
bloc Presidents and their secretaries and other accredited
student officers.
It said the two-day meeting also instituted a committee to
examine certain aspects of the new Educational Reform,
especially in reference to the introduction of the Religious
and Moral Education, after which the Union would meet
stakeholders and the sector Ministry to discuss the
committee's findings.
GNA
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