Flashback: What Akufo-Addo told Professor Afful-Broni during his induction

General News of Friday, March 15, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-03-15

MyNewsGh.com reproduces the reprimanding President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo entrusted to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) Reverend Father Anthony Afful-Broni at the ceremony. enthronement which took place on September 17, 2018.

UTAG had argued that Professor Afful-Broni was on his nomination to resolve the long-standing stalemate between the university and some university staff, some of them having brought legal proceedings against some of his decisions.

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"PROMOTING THE SPIRIT OF RECONCILIATION" – PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO TO THE NEW VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE SS.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, urged the new vice-chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), his very reverend father, Professor Anthony Afful-Broni, to "use all his talents" to promote the spirit. of reconciliation at the University during his tenure, so as to help place the immediate university behind everything.

According to President Akufo-Addo, "this is the surest way to succeed in the daunting task ahead".

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the very reverend Professor Anthony Afful-Broni, 4th Vice-Chancellor of the University, on Monday, September 17, 2018, the President stated that the ceremony was taking place in the stride of recent University events that has all bothered.

"It should be noted, however, that stakeholders have acted within the confines of the law to ensure that this university has substantial leadership to help achieve the goals for which it was created. To all those whose various efforts have contributed to restore the normality of the UEW, you have the appreciation of a grateful country, "he added.

With UEW's headquarters playing an important role in Ghana's social and economic transformation, the president said his government had demonstrated its commitment to university growth "and we will help to ensure that the STE fulfills its mandate. Our goal is to help give the teaching profession the status it once enjoyed and to make it an attractive career choice. "

In the new Vice Chancellor, President Akufo-Addo was confident that the ETS had a person able to not only run the affairs of the University for the next four years, but also to push them even higher.

"His inauguration today is a testament to his confidence in the Board of Directors and the Faculty of the University, and I am confident that this trust will not be broken. His rich experience, with decades of service in the church and in clbadrooms, makes him an appropriate person for this mission of utmost importance, "he added.

The president reminded the new vice-chancellor of one of the most important and urgent challenges to be faced, namely the University, namely the considerable increase in the number of students, who will seek admission in about two years as a result of the Free Senior Politics High School.

Despite the position of some who continue to say that all the infrastructure needs of high schools should have been met before the deployment of Free SHS, the president strongly objected.

"I am comforted by the words of Holy Scripture, in Ecclesiastes chapter 11, verse 4, which says," If you wait for the wind and the weather to come, you will never sow anything, and you will never reap. nothing, "he said. .

The President continued, "We have taken the first bold step because we can not continue to watch tens of thousands of Ghanaian qualified children drop out of school because they can not afford tuition. Free SHS is here to stay and will be a permanent part of our educational architecture. "

Talking briefly about the teacher licensing policy, President Akufo-Addo pointed out that this policy is not intended to prevent teachers from colleges of higher education and other educational institutions from in any case. superior.

"On the contrary, it is intended to reinforce professionalism in teaching and to ensure that our teachers meet a minimum level of qualification, through an independent examination, in order to be able to teach in our clbadrooms. If education is important to us then we need to maintain the best standards, "he added.