Ghanaian students studying at the University of Memphis have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama and his running mate, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, to urgently intervene in what they describe as a dire and uncertain academic crisis.

According to Fred Awuku Budu Opoku-Asamoah, Acting Leader of the Ghanaian student cohort at the university, 181 students are at risk of eviction and academic disruption due to non-payment of tuition fees.

“The current state of affairs of 181 Ghanaian students at the University of Memphis is nothing to write home about,” he said in an interview on Citi Eyewitness News on Thursday, July 17.

“The management of the university, through a circular dated July 14, 2025, informed us to vacate our rooms by August 9, 2025, at 12 noon. Furthermore, our registration for Fall 2025 has already been dropped as of July for non-payment of school fees.”

The students, who are on Ghana government-sponsored scholarships, say they now face the risk of homelessness and losing their academic progress if immediate financial intervention is not provided.

“We are making a passionate appeal to His Excellency John Dramani Mahama and Her Excellency Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to intervene to salvage the situation. As it stands, we are stranded and don’t know where to go if we are evicted come August 9,” Opoku-Asamoah pleaded.