Concerned Graduates of University for Development Studies (UDS), Wa Campus has kicked against the decision of the Management of UDS to hold a joint graduation ceremony for all its students in Tamale.
A statement issued by the Concerned Graduates of UDS, Wa Campus signed by Ampofo Ofori Samuel, its Convenor, and copied to GNA in Tamale on Saturday, said the decision to hold a joint graduation ceremony for all its students in Tamale presented a lot of inconvenience and further costs to the graduates, who have already made arrangements to attend the ceremony at the Wa Campus.
UDS has for some time been holding separate graduation ceremonies where students, who completed their studies at Wa Campus, and Navrongo Campus, graduate at their campuses whiles those at Tamale and Nyankpala Campuses graduate at the Tamale Campus.
UDS planned to hold graduation ceremony for the Wa Campus on November 17, this year but suddenly changed this decision and asked those to graduate at the Wa Campus to rather join the rest of the graduates at the Tamale Campus for the graduation on November 10, this year.
The statement said “On the issue of rescheduling the venue to Tamale to host all campuses, we feel this is a form of disrespect to the entire congregation without giving notice earlier.
They have not even given us a tangible reason for the impromptu change in venue, which we believe is totally unacceptable.”
It said “preparations have already been made as to where we will be accommodated together with our families without much hustle. Our friends were joining other students on campus to free up some rooms for our accommodation. Now the changes mean we all struggle to book for hotels and guest houses around Tamale for ourselves and our families on top of the huge amount of money taken as graduation fees.”
The statement said “we want to tell the administrators that we graduates from Wa campus want the ceremony done on our campus to reduce our stress, hustle for accommodation, and hustle for graduation gowns that are not even enough.”
It warned that “if our plea is not considered, UDS will experience its first graduation boycott.”
GNA spoke to a member of the Management of UDS, who confirmed the decision and said the Management of UDS was making efforts to engage the students to understand the situation and attend the graduation ceremony in Tamale.
Source: GNA
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Hmmm. Very sad. Wa campus, my institution. Lord help us
Well if you still insist that we go to Tamale ...Then I guess we have no option than to boycott this years graduation.. Where do they expect us to get money to do all this rounds .....
I completed UDS Wa campus, and I know hw to manage myself when I go to Wa on my graduation day. My parent want to come to Wa and hv an experience. I been in Wa for 5yrs and I know how to manage my family and I interms of finance.
We want to have our graduation on our own Campus, Wa campus. PLEASE HEAR OUR HUMBLE PLEA. GIVE RESPECT TO OUR CONCERNS
UDS authorities should learn from waht happened in KNUST. at KNUST, students cried severally for help when they were previously brutalitized. The authorities disregarded those cries and never concerned. When the students were fed up with the adamant attitude of mgt to their flights, we all saw what happened. It's time university authorities listen to the plights of students. It's very unfair to inform students change of venue at this eleventh hour . Let's resist any Tamalization of Wa campus graduation
I tell u that the VC and his management team have no good interest for us. How can you do such a thing in short notice. Africans would always be Africans
How can uds management take a decision without thinking of we the graduads simply because they want the President to grace the ceremony. Where do they expect us to get money to rent places to stay in tamale. Pls Mr president we will be very happy to see u there but if u can't make it to wa then pls allow us have our separate graduation ceremony in wa because we have already made reservations
If truly Ghana is a democratic country then I think our concern is laudable ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐
So when will all this autocracy on student ๐จโ๐ come to an end...๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฉ
This is the worst decision management can do. How can such a decision be taken without first informing the stakeholders who are students.