The Alumni community of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has urged Kofi Clement Ohene Asare to withdraw the injunction he filed against the extension of Vice Chancellor Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson’s term.
Kwaku Agbesi, the global President of the Alumni Association, has called on Asare to address his concerns through the Association’s leadership, which represents the Alumni community’s interests.
The Alumni Association has expressed its satisfaction with Prof. Dickson’s reappointment and affirmed its support for the University’s management decisions that benefit the institution.
On June 20, 2024, KNUST officially announced Prof. Dickson’s reappointment for an additional two-year term, beginning August 1, 2024, and concluding July 31, 2026. This decision was approved during the University Council’s 282nd meeting.
Following this announcement, Asare, who identifies himself as a KNUST graduate and alumnus, filed an injunction to prevent the extension, alleging procedural errors in the process.
The Alumni Association has disassociated itself from Asare, clarifying that he is not a recognized member of any Alumni chapter and has not maintained paid membership with the association.
“We find this development very unfortunate and unnecessarily disruptive to the smooth running and progress of the University. No single alumnus holds the right to hold the University processes to a ransom, whilst there’s KNUST Alumni Association that remains the official mouthpiece of alumni in matters concerning the running of our dear University.”
“The said Clement is not a recognised member of KNUST Alumni Association, he is not a due paying member of the Association and we cannot stand for him. We have the view that the University Council has followed due process on the renewal of the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor and we as an Alumni Association stand behind the University Council and the management of the University. We need peace, peace is paramount.”
“We want to assure the management and the Council that we will support them in the fight against this case. We will call on Clement Kofi Ohene Asare to withdraw the case from court and bring any issue he has on the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor to the Association so that we can together with the University Council address any issue that he has.”
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