Former Deputy Communications Minister in the erstwhile Mahama administration, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has warned members of the governing government to stay away from Public Universities and keep to the laws that will make them operate independently.
He said the motive of the current government is to politicize every state institution, even with positions which need to be occupied by independent minded individuals.
“NPP and its government want to maneuver through the powers of the President to politicize tertiary education, which will cause the nation a lot of harm when not addressed because the laws binding all state institutions must be respected,” he said on Adom FM’s ‘Mpensenpensenmu’ programme.
Some of the proposals in the Bill grant; a) the President power to dissolve the University Council; b) Allow the University Council to appoint a Chancellor and c) Allow unions to appoint only one representative on a rotational system to serve on the Council at each cycle.
The bill which is yet to be presented to parliament has already caused the Ministry to receive some slack from the heads of some universities and lecturers.
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana Professor Ivan Addae Mensah has joined the mounting opposition to the draft universities bill describing it as “dangerous and totally unnecessary”.
He said the bill and its proposals are backward and will take universities back to the 60s.
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva Bedi/Peacefmonline.com
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i will not be shocked to hear that the ndc prepared it before leaving office. in office you say one thing and when out als you see sense proper. who accepted cost sharing iis it the same babies with sharp teeth
This draft proposal on the public universities to my opinion is very important. University of Ghana under professor Aryetey committed the university to miilions of Dollars, which the government has to pay
EII SMALL BOY WHAT WILL YOU . THE IT CANT BE DONE PEOPLE ALWAYS GIVING EMPTY TREATS
A proposal has been presented if you don't like it present a counter dasol and stop this childish politicking