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General News on Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-04-09
Former President Jerry John Rawlings
The former president, Jerry John Rawlings, asks the Ministry of Education to withdraw the clause that aims to rename the University of Development Studies (UDS) in his honor, starting from the new draft of law on universities.
In an article on Facebook, he reiterated his earlier position in which he rejected the request two years ago, when it was first presented.
According to the founder of the UDS, he wants this institution to be renown because of its principle that no monument should be named for him.
Mr. Rawlings therefore wants the Minister of Education to withdraw this aspect of the bill without delay before it is tabled in Parliament.
"When the Minister of Education drew the attention of the former president on the proposal to nominate the UDS in 2017, he thanked the president and the government for this honor, but politely declined the offer because it had a longstanding tenet, namely: to have national monuments and facilities bearing his name. "
"Since the publication of the details of the new bill to be submitted to Parliament, the former president has sent a letter to the Minister of Education to reiterate his position. He graciously requested that the new name of UDS after its withdrawal be removed from the bill. submitted to Parliament, "added the message.
Previous governments tried unsuccessfully to rename some national buildings after the First President of the Fourth Republic.
Despite this, a popular place in the central business district of Accra bears his name, the Rawlings Circle.
In 2015, his own party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), decided to give him the name of the FPSO (Offshore Cape Three Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading), which he rejected.
Government to rename four public universities in a new bill
Four public universities in the country will be renamed after the adoption and adoption by Parliament of the draft law on public universities, without any amendments.
The institutions concerned include the University of Development Studies, the University of Accra's Professional Studies, the University of Health and Allied Sciences, as well as the University of California. Energy and natural resources.
It is expected that the University of Development Studies will be named after the first President of the Republic, Jerry John Rawlings.
The University of Accra Professional Studies will be renamed after its founder, Nana Opoku Ampomah.
One of the former members of the United States Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and the Convention People's Party (CPP) will be honored by the University of Health and Allied Sciences, while the United University of Energy and Natural Resources will be named in honor of Ghana's former Prime Minister, Kofi Abrefa Busia.
President Akufo-Addo officially renamed the University of Mining and Technology University of Mining and Technology George Grant (UMaT), following the first president of the United Gold Coast Convention ( UGCC).
He also announced that the Wa Polytechnic would be named in honor of the former President of Ghana, Mrs. Hilla Liman.
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