Fomena (Ash), Nov 17, GNA-The Adansi Traditional Council (ATC) has so far spent 90 million cedis as bursaries for 120 brilliant but needy tertiary and senior secondary school students in the district.

The Council last year disbursed 30 million cedis for 60 students, while this year a total amount of 60 million cedis has been distributed to the old beneficiaries and 60 new students.

Each beneficiary student will enjoy the bursary for three years. The Adansihene, Nana Ofori Agyemang II, made these known at a ceremony at Fomena at which each of the 60 students was presented with a cheque for 500,000 cedis.

Nana Ofori Agyemang observed that the bursary scheme had started motivating the students to take their studies seriously. He said it is the determination of the Council to support and promote higher learning in the Adansi state.

The Adansihene and the rest of the chiefs present took turns to advise the students against drug abuse, indiscipline and vandalising school property.

The parents of the beneficiary students were charged to show keen interest in the education of their wards so that the bursary could produce results.

The chiefs reminded the students that the bursary would be withdrawn should they fail to perform.

In a speech read for him, the Adansi West District Chief Executive, Mr Joe Boampong, commended the chiefs for their initiative to support the development of education in the area.

The DCE appealed to the traditional council to consider extending their assistance to cover academically poor pupils at the basic education level.

This, he explained, would help reduce child labour and also raise standards of education in the two districts. Mr Boampong also appealed to the council to assist in addressing accommodation problems facing most teachers in the district. The DCE announced that the district assembly had since last two years spent a total of 132.3 million cedis as scholarships to 237 students.