Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, the Education Minister has affirmed Rev. Prof Anthony Afful-Broni as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW).
Anyone who holds himself as such, Dr Opoku-Prempeh stressed, is an illegitimate leader.
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“There is only one legal legitimate Vice-Chancellor and it is Rev Afful-Broni,” he stated on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, Wednesday.
The Education Minister was reacting to a brawl at UEW, Tuesday when former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mawutor Avoke and five other dismissed staff attempted to take over the school from the current management.
They claimed to have been cleared by the Economic and Organised Crime Office which investigated the allegations of procurement breaches leveled against them.
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But, for the intervention of the police, the situation would have been chaotic.
The Education Minister expressed shock at the position taken by Prof Avoke who should follow due process.
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Dr Opoku-Prempeh said government will support the legitimate management put in charge for the smooth operation of UEW. “There is a process you have to go through. You can challenge the process; we’re not in a lawless state,” he stressed.
Source: Ghana|Adomonline.com|Adwoa Gyasiwaa Agyeman