The Founder and President of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has presented copies of his recently launched book, “Uncompromising Thoughts: Leafing Out National Issues”, to the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Legon.
Making the presentation last Tuesday, Mr Anyidoho said he was doing so because the University of Ghana was his alma mater and that it was only proper that as a politician of repute, he shared his experience with political science lecturers and students alike.
“It is an honour to give back to this great university and though I was not in the Political Science Department, I deem it appropriate to make this token presentation to this great department for the sake of contributing to academic knowledge,” Mr Anyidoho said.
Students
Mr Anyidoho thanked the department for accepting the gesture and expressed the hope that his experience would inspire more past students to share their written experiences with the university in general and the Political Science Department in particular.
Receiving the books, the Head of the Political Science Department, Professor Alidu Seidu, thanked Mr Anyidoho for his exemplary gesture.
“We are very grateful to you for making copies of your book available for our library so our students can read and cite portions in their academic exercises,” he said, and added that the “The good thing about writing is that, your works far outlive you and generations get to share in the experience they were not part of”.
Book
Among other things, the book is a chronicle of Koku’s experiences around President Atta-Mills, and the Presidency as well as some insights into the leadership style of the late President.
It also captures some aspects of President Jerry John Rawlings’s time as President and gives perspectives on how Koku continues to perceive the agenda of nation-building.
The story of how President Nana Akufo-Addo agreed to construct Asomdwe Park is succinctly illustrated.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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