The Municipal Chief Executive of Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly, Sandra Owusu Ahinkorah has presented scholarships to 90 students.

The presentation was under the district scholarship scheme introduced by His Excellency the president Nana Akufo Addo.

In a speech, Hon. Ahinkorah who also doubles as the municipal scholarship committee chairperson told recipients to take their studies seriously in order not to lose the scholarship since it is for needy but brilliant students.

She also expressed gratitude to his excellency the president for his initiative to decentralise the scholarship scheme to empower MMDCEs and to ensure transparency in the award of scholarship nationwide.

The MCE also disclosed that since the launch of the district awards scheme about 30,000 students have benefited and are pursuing diploma, degree and PhD programmes.

Recipients thanked the MCE and her Assembly for ensuring that students above their quota were awarded.

They expressed their preparedness to put their shoulder to the wheel to make the assembly proud.