The University of Lagos Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to hold the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and the government of Ghana responsible if anything happens to their former Vice Chancellor and member of the association, Professor Austin Nwagbara.
A statement issued and signed by ‘Dele Ashiru, Chairman ASUU UNILAG calls on the authorities of the University of Education Winneba, relevant government agencies and people of Ghana to ensure the safety of Professor Nwagbara’s life and property.
“They should take notice that should anything untoward happen to Professor Nwagbara, the authorities of the University of Winneba and the government of Ghana would be held squarely responsible with its reciprocal consequences for Nigeria-Ghana relations and the Ghanaian community in Nigeria”, it threatened.
Read the text of the release in part below;
Our Union ASUU-UNILAG received with anguish, the reports of harassment, intimidation and detention of one of our colleagues Professor Austin Nwagbara who is currently on sabbatical at the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, based on a leaked video of a meeting addressed by the erudite Professor.
It is the opinion of our Union that no matter how scathing the views of Professor Nwagbara may be to the authorities of the University at Winneba, the Government and people of Ghana, the fact remains that Professor Nwagbara’s views should be viewed within the context of academic freedom guaranteed by Article 3 and 4 of the Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility which states that…
No African intellectual shall in any way be persecuted, harassed or intimidated for reasons only of his or her intellectual work, opinions, gender, nationality or ethnicity.
Every African intellectual shall enjoy the freedom of movement within his or her country and freedom to travel outside and re-enter the country without let, hindrance or harassment. No administrative or any other action shall directly or indirectly restrict this freedom on account of a person’s intellectual opinions, beliefs or activity.
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When you have a former president with the same fate as Nigeti as N president HOIDLUCK Jonathan an Ibo man with wicked mentality what happens? at all cost, overt and covert plot are being manifested everywhere in Ghana bit when God exposes the devil it means that kingdom has been destroyed, Ghanaians must thank God for exposing Ofosu Ampofo and his john mahama's plot against Ghana ! If mot God who would have heard about this diabolical plot by the ndc when only and only ndc met in darkness, they would have taking the country by storm! Is it now that Nigerians are coming go Ghana? is it now that we are living with Nigerians? so why? it us the overt as nd covert plot that is working but they will fail ! from Osagyefo's time Nigerians have been our brothers and sisters through to President Kuffuor and there was no trouble until this Bole Bamboi champion killed Prof. Mills who Ghanaians chose and he became the awu nyadzi president and befriended Goodluck Jonathan and Dele Momosa and after Jonathan was defeated he tried to poke his dirty nose into our affairs but our President Akufo Addo as civil as he is paid no mind to him, then his people the Ibos the most wicked human species in Nigeria started the influx to Ghana and armed robbery and kidnappings so what bell does that ring? these Ibos started trooping in in their numbers after Nana won and started with armed robbery in financial institutions! Papa Kuffuor was like a brother to Obasanjo a Yuroba and there was no trouble didn't Nigeria had those criminals? so why now? the overt and covert ! Good luck Jonathan knows about what is happening in Ghana by these his Ibo people from his province but they will never succeed, I wouldn't be surprised if this st*upid professor is an Ibo ! Hausas are from the Northern Nigerian but the language has been part of us in Ghana, so why would Nigerians come to Ghana to harm us but it's Goodluck Jonathan and John mahama who have planned to make Ghana uncomfortable but I tell them both Jonathan and john mahama that Ghanaians are not stupi*d to bring back john mahama on what,the create l00*00t and share, the babies with sharp teeth like Goodluck Jonathan's babies what didn't they say about Alhaji President Buhari but he won and has won again and will win again if giving the 3rd chance! John mahama will be rejected 1000 times whenever his st*pid party present him as flagbearer! president mpo woahu wo ho ano na flagbearer! Jonathan and mahama has one common thing and that is their wives are afuom ! no civil woman will marry a violent man ! bringing Ibos to kidnap Ghanaians will never bring back john mahama, your venture is us*eless!
OTHER AFRICAN NATIONALS AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES' NATIONALS ARE TAKING THE GHANAIAN HOSPITALITY OFFERED THEM AND OUR KINDNESS AS OUR (GHANAIAN) WEAKNESS. IT IS SAD. EVE A GHANAIAN IN THE PERSON OF OFOSU AMPOFO IS BEING CASTIGATED EVERYWHERE FOR SIMILAR TAPE RECORDINGS WHY SHOULD A FOREIGNER WHO IS DEEMED TO HIGHLY EDUCATED BE ALLOWED TO GO FREE BECAUSE OF BI-LATERAL RELATIONSHIP? CAN THESE THREATS BE ISSUED TO AMERICA, BRITAIN OR FRANCE FOR ARRESTING SUCH KIND OF PERSON FOR MAKING SUCH ULGAR STATEMENTS?. EVEN THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT IS NOT ABOVE BEING ARRESTED FOR MAKING SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE VOILENT STATEMENTS.
You have become a nuisance with this repeated post on every issue on various platform.
This man must be dealt with to the later, if he is found foul of the law. Ghana first and other can go to hell. how on earth do you take a hospitality for granted!
Look! We are not scared in the least by you people in that wretched country called Nigeria! We will deal with anybody who flouts our laws or brings the name of our country into disrepute. Such a warning and veiled threat to our citizens in your country only seeks to inflame an already volatile situation. As you nigerians will agree, Ghanaians are peace-loving, decent, hard-working and very intelligent people globally and no Ghanaian academic would make the reckless and reprehensible comments that cr.o.ok of your professor made about Ghana's institutions of higher learning. If he thinks Nigerian universities offer superior degrees what does he want in Ghana? He should stay in Nigeria and teach there! Ghanaians don't do kidnappings; Ghanaians don't try to recruit Nigeriansas kidnappers; Ghanaian professors never speak ill of the valueless degrees Nigerian universities offer. By the way has the so-called 'erudite' professor done research into why Nigerian students leave their country's universities to attend Ghanaian universities? And why does he not go on sabbatical to other Nigerian universities but he prefers to come to Ghanaian universities? His hypo.cri.sy is so glaring to anyone with his/her senses intact!