The government of Liberia scholarship students in the Kingdom of Morocco has begun a month-long protest after several appeals to government to settle their unpaid scholarship stipends.
On Wednesday, July 31, the Liberian students, complaining of being neglected by the Liberian Government over ten months of living allowances, moved to the Embassy with their belongings and at the same time threatening to remain there until their Government back home can address their plights.
According to reports the protesting students, who have been thrown out of their hostels for unpaid rent, have for the past 10 months been living in Morocco without any money from the Liberian government for their upkeep, including rent, transportation, and feeding.
The government of Liberia scholarship students in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco, have begun a month-long protest, this time having made their way inside the compound of the Liberian Embassy in that country, to demand the payment of their unpaid scholarship stipends.
one of the leaders of the Liberian students in Morocco John Singbae II accused the government of total neglect, despite being in the know of their current predicament and has refused to act.
He told Liberia Public Radio: “In the face of our precarious situations, the Liberian government has shown itself to be insensitive to our problems because they have not provided us with the needed support. We are tired of living here in hell, which is the reason why we are protesting.
“No amount of force will stop us from protesting. I am so disappointed in the ambassador for calling police on us instead of helping us find a solution to our problems. However, we are not deterred by his action and we will continue our protest,” Singbae said.
According to him, the Ambassador, with the help of the Moroccan police, had the protesting students forcefully removed from the embassy compound.
Liberia and the kingdom of Morocco have been in a bilateral agreement offering scholarship for over 50 years, geared towards educating Liberian students in higher disciplines.
