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The National Union of Ghana Students held its 54th handing over ceremony on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. The event which was held at the Cedi Auditorium of the University of Ghana commenced with a leadership training session followed by the handing over and finally, an awards ceremony.

The event was well attended by highly distinguished personalities including the minister of finance, Hon Ken Ofori Atta who was the guest speaker for the ceremony. He had a conversation with student leaders present on key elements of running businesses and the role his ministry and the government is playing to facilitate the growth of businesses in the country.

This year, the NUGS excellence awards took a new twist. Instead of the regular processes as followed in the past, this year saw the establishment of an awards board to scout and vet individuals and institutions across the country who have positively impacted education in the year under review.

The board after careful scouting and vetting, awarded the ultimate prize to the CEO of the GNPC Foundation, Hon Dominic Eduah for his immense contribution towards the education sector in the country. For the years under review, Dr. Eduah through his works at the foundation has undertaken several projects across the country which sought to make education accessible and quality. The projects included construction of educational facilities and provision of teaching and learning materials to some schools in the country.

The board also acknowledged the efforts of organizations such as the Science Set team, Akuapem Education Trust, Tech Era, Cocoa 360…. Hon Kwame Poku - DCE for Amansie South, Hon Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa -MP for North Tong, Hon Lydia Seyram Alhassan -MP, Ayawaso West Wuogon , Hon. Dr. John Kumah were among the individuals who made the list of awardees.

The event also saw the emergence of CEQA Foods and Beverages Limited emerge as Youth Enterprise of the year. The DCE for Amansie South Mr. Clement Opoku Gyamfi also received high accolades for his particular attention for Youth and Students development in his district.