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Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency, Hon Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged members of the UEW branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana to rise up and fight against the injustice meted out to them by the current Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Rev, Fr. Anthony Afful-Broni.

According to him it is time they unite and build bridges for a better UEW.

In a post on his facebook wall, he is also asking protesting students to cooperate with the police even as they protest against the Vice Chancellor.

"Non violence protest shall definitely weaken the morale of the Professor and work on his conscience," he said.

His comments comes in the heat of massive protest rocking the school over the sacking of three principal officers and some senior lecturers of the school by the current Vice Chancellor.

A decision that has not gone down well with the student body.

Reports indicates that the principal of the College of Languages Education at Ajumako Prof. Ephraim Avea Nsoh was sacked because he had not been cooperating with other management members.

The local President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Dr. Frimpong Kakyire Duku,was also sacked after initiating legal action against his employer “without any cause” and without exhausting internal procedures.

An Alumni representative on the University Council, Dr. Emmanuel Osei Sarpong, was sacked for showing disrespect to the Council and refusing to back their decisions.

Starting at about 7am, students marched through the satellite campus and disrupted lectures.

Successful, the throng proceeded to replicate this design of chaos in the Central and South campuses.

 The Police overpowered at Central campus reorganized with reinforcements at the South campus, the last campus standing.

The students are also demanding the resignation of their Vice-Chancellor Prof Rev, Fr. Anthong Afful-Broni who marked his first year in office four days ago.

He is the second Vice-Chancellor since the New Patriotic Party won power in 2017. His predecessor Prof. Mawutor Avoke was removed after a protracted litigation pushed by NPP MP Afenyo-Markin.