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The Association of University Teachers of Ghana (UTAG) described Professor Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah, chairman of the board of the University of Education, Professor Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah, as a "moral dwarf" who no There is no place to fire staff. moral reasons.
Therefore, the National Executive Board of UTAG, which is the highest decision
Indeed, according to UTAG, the two main officers of UEW have created a culture of silence on campus, where people who express divergent views on their decisions are victims of criminal acts.
At a press conference Tuesday at the University of Accra Professional Studies (UPSA), the president of UTAG, Dr. Eric Opoku Mensah, said that Professor Abakah and the Vice Chancellor of the University were badociated to blame any staff member for expressing his point of view. their decisions.
He added that Professor Abakah had also failed to advise the Vice Chancellor of the University in the management of the school.
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"Prof. Abakah badumes a high moral standard and pontificates, whereas in reality, if the spotlight is on him, he is reduced to a moral dwarf," said Dr. Mensah.
He explained that documents in the possession of the UTAG National Executive Board indicated that Professor Abakah had served as its Chair of the STE Board of Directors to develop a retroactive provision of the a legal provision that was not applicable to him when he was on active service. promotion.
"It is very revealing to observe that Professor Abakah failed, by statute, to get promoted under a previous government, but under the administration of his protégé, Professor Afful-Broni, under a council of The administration chaired by Professor Abakah, which rules were crafted to allow him to be promoted with retroactive effect even after about five years of his retirement, "said Dr. Mensah.
The president of UTAG also called on President Akufo-Addo to "open a thorough investigation into Professor Abakah's conduct on the UEW Council and to bring him to make a reservation". He is found accomplice ".
Dr. Mensah spoke of the reasons for the press conference, saying that the purpose of the press conference was to re-establish the facts and to "clearly state UTAG's position on current events at UEW".
He added that the press conference had also been made necessary by some false statements that Professor Abakah had created at a press conference that he had organized in order to arouse public sympathy for the illegal dismissal , demotions and unfortunate mutations of some university staff members.
Context
A number of UEW students attended demonstrations following the dismissal of some staff members, including three university lecturers emeritus at the beginning of March this year.
After the protests that escalated, the university was closed and its students invited to return home until further notice.
The university's board of directors and government officials went to the university to badess the damage caused by the students' demonstration against the dismissal, demotion and suspension of some members of the university. university staff.
After reviewing the situation, the Board of Governors held a press conference during which the President, Mr. Abakah, said that the dismissal of university staff members, including the three keynote speakers, had been followed.
According to the Board, all UEW staff members who had been terminated, suspended or demoted were brought to justice in accordance with the law, in accordance with Schedule G of the articles of the ETS.
Click to read the full UTAG statement (pdf)
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