Member of Parliament for Efutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has blamed Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso and the school's authorities for the incident that occurred on the campus Monday.
According to the Efutu MP, the strict rules and policies implemented by the Vice Chancellor (VC) is the root cause of the student's demonstration which resulted in vandalism.
He explained that the VC has over the time become headstrong and adamant in his decisions, and would not even seek audience with the Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh and stakeholders in the University to establish peace and stability in the school.
Hon. Afenyo-Markin noted that the VC seems to have caged the students, treating them like children when the University is supposed to be a place of freedom and expression.
Though condemning the students for vandalizing properties on campus, he told sit-in host Nana Yaw Kesseh on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' that the VC and the University authorities should bow their heads in shame as the incident was avoidable if only they had sat to jaw-jaw with the students.
He wondered why Prof Obiri-Danso appeared to have grown wings that he wouldn't grant audience with stakeholders including the Sector Minister till the situation had to aggravate.
“What has happened at Tech (KNUST) is a shame . . . Now the Minister that you wouldn’t want to sit with him is going to order you to do what is needful. So, your absolute power after all is not absolute. VC of Tech, after all, your absolute power is not absolute! You forgot that to a certain extent, the State has a responsibility to protect; so the State will intervene,” he stated.
Hon. Afenyo-Markin also warned other University Chancellors to take a cue from the KNUST incident and not infringe on the rights of students on various campuses.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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What happens at Tech will soon happen at Accra Institute of Technology (AIT).The likes of Kwame and Co will soon go. We are not kids and university have to be a place of freedom.
Afenyo Gbe me la, your government have a track record of removing VCs. There is a job for you. Oya! Go ahead. Phoools
Beautiful one there Hon. When your Dad refuses to listen to your concerns in camera. The dirty linen becomes public.
This Afenyo Markins what kind of human being is he?
In the same way the absolute power of your president is not absolute fuuu uuls. U think we will allow u bring your stu //pid action at UEW to KNUST? Not at all. Learn some sense. U and Kennedy Agyapong will definately cause NPP defeat.
IT SAD THAT GHANAIANS ARE AFRAID TO CONDEMN THIS PRIMITIVEEEEE AND BARBARICCCC ACT OF KNUST STUDENTS. HISTORY TESTIFIES THAT DEMONSTRATORS WITH GENUINE CONCERNS DO NOT RESULT TO BRUTEEEE AND VIOLENCE TO ADDRESS THEIR GRIEVANCES. YES, PEEOPLE IN DEMOCRATIC DISPENSATION EMBARK ON DEMONSTRATION BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SENSEELEESSSS AND VIOLENT LIKE KNUST STUDENT. SRC OF KNUST IS A FAILED LEADERSHIP AND MUST BE PUNISHED FOR SUCH UNNECESSARY DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. I AM EXPECTING NUGS TO COME OUT MATURES AND TO CONDEMN SUCH UNCIVILISEEDD BEHAVIOUR AND NOT TO CONDONE IT. WHAT LEGACY ARE WE LEAVING TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION. THE BEHAVIOUR OF KNUST STUDENT IS SO BAD THAT IT DOES NOT BEFIT SECONDARY OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. I EXPECT CIVIL SOCIETY, RELIGIOUS BODIES, AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES TO CONDEMN THIS UNRULYYYY BEHAVIOUR OF KNUST STUDENT IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS IMMEDIATELY. MANY OF KNUST STUDENT HAD JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION BUT HAD NOT DESIRED TO BE DESTRUCTIVE AND SENSELESSS. I EXPECT THE RIGHTTTT MINDED STUDENT TO HELP ANY INVESTIGATION BODY TO BE SET UP TO FISH OUT THE PERPERTRATORS OF THE VIOLENCE TO BE PUNISHED. THE CRIME COMMITTED FOR DESTROYING PROPERTIES MUST BE PAID FOR BY THE STUDENT. IT IS SHAMEFUL TO GHANA FOR PRODUCING SUCH INDISCIPLINE BUNCH OF PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SHOULD BECOME THINKERS AND CREATIVE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND NOT BRUTEE. ALL SHOULD CONDEMN THIS SHAMEFUL ACTION.
Listen to the ***barred word*** MP who instigated sacking of UEW VC? A ***barred word*** who is who stole from ADB and owns Capital Bank inMillions. Real EFUTU ***barred word***
Afenyo Markin, stop this nonsensical and pandering comments. You should be above this. Even though you are still a youngman catch up with some wisdom.
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Well done u have do all very nice comment