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General News on Friday, March 29, 2019
Source: 3news.com
2019-03-29
Rev. Professor Afful-Broni was appointed President in September 2018 by President Akufo-Addo
The parliamentary minority has called on the head of the Roman Catholic Church, based in the Vatican, to recall and rebadign Reverend Anthony Afful-Broni, currently vice-chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW).
In a statement released on Friday, March 29, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus is convinced that the Roman Catholic priest has embarrbaded the church with his stew management and the recommended action to Pope Francis I "will save the church of additional embarrbadment ".
This comes as a result of events that led to the closure of the STE.
"There is no doubt that Professor Afful-Broni is personally responsible for the negative developments on the EU campus and therefore can not be part of the solution."
NDC deputies also want the Economic and Organized Crime Bureau (EOCO) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate "several allegations against Prof. Afful-Broni, Vice-Chancellor ".
They also want the president of the university council removed from office by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Find the statement below
NDC MINORITY DECLARATION ON THE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IMPASSE
The NDC minority in Parliament is deeply concerned about recent developments on the main campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), which resulted in the closure of the university on March 14, 2019. at the expense of students.
Our concern is also supported by the entrenched positions adopted by the University Council on the one hand, and by the Association of University Teachers of Ghana (UTAG) – local ETW and national chapter, which seem to have the support UEW students from each other. We believe that the current debacle must be resolved urgently to allow a return to normalcy, which is essential for effective teaching and learning.
For reasons of timeliness and clarity, it is important that we provide a brief overview of the current stalemate:
? On March 7, 2019, the ETU Board of Directors met and instituted disciplinary action against three lecturers after claiming that their conclusions were unfavorable.
? On March 12, 2019, students (relevant speakers) began to stir in reaction to the news that their lecturers had been unjustly dismissed by the university board.
• On 14 March 2019, the Central Regional Coordinating Council closed the UEW after a full student event.
? On March 19, 2019, the UEW UTAG Local Union asked the university council to reinstate the 23 dismissed employees and lecturers on the basis of information that had been communicated to them by the ministers of Government Education and two MPs of the NPP, indicating that a truce had been concluded. . On the contrary, the Council organized a press conference during which it justified its position and affirmed its position;
? And on March 26, 2019, the UTAG national held a press conference with a number of demands, including the reinstatement of the lecturers and their staff, as well as the resignation of the President of the Council and the Vice Chancellor.
Having followed the developments described above and the statements of the parties to the dispute, we can only conclude that the best way towards the normality with regard to the ETS is the resignation and / or dismissal of the President of the Council. and the vice-chancellor.
We are of the opinion that the personal interest of these two individuals is above the due process, the interest of the students and the institution they have been badigned to manage. The conduct of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Afful-Broni and the Chairman of the Board, Associate Professor, Emmanuel Nicholas
Abakah, according to reliable information available to us and in the public arena, defies not only the statutes of the same institution that it has not managed, but limits the gross criminality and corruption: unjustified dismissals, dubious appointments, uncertain promotions and overruns of compensation.
We invite well-meaning Ghanaians to examine the fundamental reasons for the dismissal of the three lecturers who led to the student uprising, necessitating the closure of the ETS:
1) Mr. Frimpong Kaakyire Duku was fired for choosing to go to court to seek redress for events taking place on the UEW campus and for alleged misconduct for failing to appear before a Discipline Committee. The information available indicates that on the contrary, he had provided a letter to his lawyers informing him that he had appeared in court that day. Dr. Duku was also charged with pursuing the UEW with justice. Is there a law that prohibits him from researching issues related to UEW?
2) Dr. Emmanuel Osei Sarpong was fired for allegedly leaving the Chairman of the Board and other members of the Board of Governors at a meeting. This has been interpreted as a lack of respect for the Council and its President. Since when has it become a crime for someone to flee from a discussion or vote in a meeting?
3) Pro. Avea Nsor was fired for expressing his thoughts on the conflict that broke out at UEW. Does belonging to an institution deprive him of the right to worry about issues that are detrimental to the welfare of this institution?
Irreproachable accounts indicate that the Vice-Chancellor and the President of the Council have lost their credibility and that they no longer have the capacity or the moral status to lead the ETS. Consequently, their presence in the positions they occupy is and will remain the main obstacle to resolving the ETS stalemate.
Indeed, the current situation on the UEW campus is closely related to the current Vice Chancellor, Professor Afful-Broni, appointed by the current Board of Governors, who wrongly referred Professor Mawutor Avoke as a result of the charges brought against him by the Hon. Afenyo Markin (Effutu MP) who confessed in a surprising way that the current vice-chancellor had plotted the dismissal of Professor Mawutor Avoke, his predecessor.
In addition, we quoted a letter dated December 13, 2018 from the Comptroller and General Accountant stating an overpayment budget (fees) of an amount of 5.3 million GHS. This is only one of the allegations made against Professor Mawutor Avoke, his predecessor, and the same appointment to people he deems loyal to himself.
There is no doubt that Professor Afful-Broni is personally responsible for the negative developments on the EU campus and therefore can not be part of the solution.
Unfortunately, the posture and conduct of the chairman of the university board, appointed by the Akufo-Addo government, have not been helpful. Many were hoping and hoping that President Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah, Associate Chairman of the Council of STE, would have led the peace and reconciliation efforts. However, in our opinion, it failed. He seems to have used his position for personal purposes instead. This may explain why he neglected violations of the university's statutes and, in some cases, directly breached them himself as chairman of the board.
The process and procedure by which Associate Professor Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah, retired Associate Professor and Board Chair, has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor is questionable. How can a man who retired in 2014 from the university with the rank of badociate professor be promoted in 2019 to the rank of full professor?
Is it not strange that under a government council chaired by Professor Abakah, the rules were changed to allow him to be promoted retroactively, even after about five years of his retirement? Is not it a question of conflict of interest? a promotion backdated to December 19, 2013 with full salary and emoluments?
Many now believe that Associate Professor Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah has partnered with the Vice Chancellor to undermine the principles of higher education and harm the image of UEW leading to the current quagmire. It is obvious that the President of the Council is part of the problem and can not be the only one to solve it.
On the basis of the above, we, the minority in the Parliament of Ghana, call for:
The resignation of the vice-chancellor, Professor Afful Broni, for incompetence, abuse of power, corruption, malicious insolence and inability to resolve the current impbade in which he was born.
An investigation by EOCO and the Special Prosecutor's Office into the various allegations against Prof. Afful-Broni, Vice Chancellor. The recall and rebadignment of Rev. Professor Afful-Broni of the Pope, head of the Catholic Church, to preserve the church from its additional embarrbadment. The dismissal of Associate Professor N. Abakah by H.E. Nana Addo for her failure to abide by the university statutes and to oversee dubious processes leading to her backdated promotion.
The reinstatement of Professor Mawuse Avoke as Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, in view of the fact that EOCO has cleared him of all false accusations against him.
We recognize that the NPP government may be embarrbaded by the deplorable situation at UEW today because its actions, both overt and covert, have contributed to the closure of the stalemate. Nevertheless, we believe that the government has a responsibility to STE students to do the right thing. Inaction will only reinforce the discomfort.
The minority is of the opinion that the constant interference of the NPP government in the administration of our higher education institutions is the cause of the troubles we observe in these institutions, such as the University of Education, Winneba and others, like Kwame Nkrumah University. science and technology, as well as some technical universities.
We call on the Akufo-Addo government to move away from this bleak path of interference and infringement of academic freedom, enshrined in Article 21 of the 1992 Ghana Constitution.
Higher education in Ghana has so far been celebrated for its enviable stability, excellence and adherence to the principles of academic freedom and institutional autonomy. It is therefore urgent that the government restore higher education in its glory days.
Sign,
Peter Nortsu-Kotoe (MP) Member of the Board of Education
Dr. Clement Apaak (MP) Member of the Alternate Standing Committee of Education
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