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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojaamong",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Labour",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First, I want to thank the hon. Chanzu for having brought this Motion at this time. If you went to the village in your constituency, in fact, the problem now is the students who have qualified to go to the university but they cannot afford to join. Even those who have applied are not sure as to when they will get loans from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). We have been doing fund raising in the villages to assist but this Motion tends now to address this problem in a holistic way. This is why I have to thank the hon. Chanzu. Now that we have the well performing Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, hon. Samoei, I am very sure the parents and students in the villages are going to have a sigh of relief when the problem that has been bedeviling them is sorted out. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have been under pressure from my constituents that I allocate all my constituency CDF money to educate their children in the universities. In fact, if I was going to contest for a parliamentary seat next time, it was going to be a very big problem; thanks, that I am going for a governor’s seat now. Otherwise, it was going to be a very big campaign issue. It is very unfortunate when you have students in the village who have qualified to join university but are unable to do so because they cannot access funds. We want to build the HELB so that it responds to the needs of our people. I want to be a part of those who contributed to this noble Motion which was brought by hon. Chanzu. I want to thank him very much because when we go for recess, at least, we shall tell our people that we have talked on their behalf and we have told the Government to do something about those students who are unable to finance their university education. I beg to support."
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