I'm still in office – The director of the dismissed ETS insists

General News of Saturday, March 16, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-03-16

Professor Ephraim Avea Nsoh, a professor at the language colleges of the University of Education Winneba (UEW), says that he is still in office despite reports of his dismissal.

The University Council dismissed the three main staff members of the school last week, including Professor Avea Nsoh, prompting further protests among students on campus.

While expressing as part of The Citi TV's The Citi TV's information badysis program, Mr. Avea Nsoh insisted, however, that it was still director of the school, since he had not received a letter indicating his dismissal.

"As far as I'm concerned, I'm still the main language college. I have not received any letters, but I think that will come. My students understand that I am always the principal. I know by law that I am still the director. "

The chaos ensued on the UEW campus, because of what it has described as a leadership crisis.

The Vice Chancellor of the school, Professor Afful Broni, was called to resign.

The application also accompanies calls for lecturers and other dismissed staff to be immediately reinstated.

The situation provoked a series of student demonstrations, including a violent Thursday that resulted in the destruction of several school buildings, forcing the police to use tear gas to disperse angry students who were protesting at the time. against security. officers.

The meeting, according to the Ministry of Education, was to deal with the situation that threatened peace at UEW.

The ministry said the differences between stakeholders were addressed at the meeting "with a collaborative agreement to address issues that affect stakeholders directly and indirectly".

Education Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, at the end of the meeting, expressed the hope that the new agreement "will serve as a basis for peaceful debate and relations and that peace at the The university will be a priority in all their transactions.

Meanwhile, the Winneba University of Education remains closed, as students were asked to leave the campus on Thursday.

Central Regional Minister Kwamina Duncan on Thursday justified the Regional Security Council's decision to close the Winneba University of Education, saying the move was aimed at preventing further destruction of the institution's property.

"We had to do what we did because students were singing war songs and all that. It took the Kasoa division, the Mankessim division and the Cape Coast division to handle the situation. The Regional Security Council, by its mandate, is supposed to guarantee the security of the city, "he said.

Reports indicate that there is a strong police presence at the University after the school closes.