Addressing a gathering of Ghanaian professionals who are old students of Achimota, now residing in Greater Toronto Area, the Ghana High Commissioner to Canada, H.E. Dr. (Mrs) Margaret I. Amoakohene advised all Ghanaians in the Diaspora who enjoyed Ghana Government scholarships both at home and abroad to pay back their loans.
The High Commissioner lamented that many of the bright and smart Ghanaians who are now working or living abroad were given financial help by Ghana with their education but have woefully failed to give back to Ghana. She remarked, "there were many of us who were given direct government financial support in the form of loans to enable us complete our education in Ghana with the hope that we would, at least, pay back our loans but we simply absconded."
H.E. Dr. Margaret Amoakohene who paid back her loans in 1998 challenged all other Ghanaians who haven't done so to do so.
