We're not hungry - Ghanaian students in Hungary deny media reports

Ghanaian students in Hungary have denied media reports of being hungry and the government’s refusal to pay them their stipend.

According to a statement released by the students, the Hungarian government is not starving them but they sought to plead to the Government of Ghana for support.

The statement reads:

On 14th August 2017, we woke up to a shocking news item published on the citifmonline.com captioned “Ghanaian students starving in Hungary”. This news item though misleading is attributed to us the beneficiaries of the 2016 Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarships. We would want to set the records straight with the following statements:

1. We want to first and foremost thank the Government of Hungary and Ghana for giving us the opportunity to study in Hungary under the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship.

2. We unreservedly apologise to everyone affected, inconvenienced, embarrassed or disappointed by the news publication.

3. The supposed letter addressed to the Scholarship Secretariat of Ghana as cited in the media was an appeal for an aid made to Ghana Government and not directed to the Government of Hungary. The purpose of the letter was to seek support from our home Government.

4. The call for support from the Ghanaian government started long ago through formal and informal means. We therefore have absolute confidence in the Government of Ghana and their goodwill towards all citizens across the world including those of us here in Hungary.

5. We are committed to finishing our various programmes and being good ambassadors of both countries.

6. Furthermore, to curtail the recurrence of such issues we have instituted some measures which include constituting an interim leadership team, educating and reminding our members on the need to refrain from activities that may endanger the bilateral relations between both countries.

Based on the above points raised, we would want to request that, your good office disregard anything that seem to discredit the investment made in building a healthy relationship between Hungary and Ghana.