541 Students Graduate From Presbyterian University College
Presbyterian University College has graduated some 541 students, with 37 of them made up of 22 males and 15 females graduating with first class honors.
Prof. Stephen Addai, former rector of GIMPA who was the guest of honor at the ceremony admonished the graduands to be development oriented, since that is what Ghana needs to overcome the numerous challenges.
In all, 37 of them graduated with first class honors, 202 graduated with second class upper, 195 had second class lower , 90 of them graduated with third class and 17 came with pass mark.
The Moderator of general assembly, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey congratulated the granduands for their success.
He advised the graduands not to leave the country in search of greener pastures but rather to contribute significantly to the development of the nation.
Speaking on the theme, “Leadership for Development; The Role of Mission Based Tertiary Institutions”, Prof. Stephen Addai stated that quality leadership is a key to prosperous and fruitful life of every nation.
He blamed Ghana’s slow pace of development on poor leadership, adding that with legitimate and righteous leaders, transformation will occur.
Touching on corruption, Prof. Stephen Addai noted that the constitution in spirit gives nobody the privilege to be corrupt.
He said government must create an autonomous independent agency to investigate corrupt individuals and institutions.
He advised the graduands to come out with innovative ideas to create jobs for themselves and other young Ghanaian people.