NYA Commends Government For The Dissolution of KNUST Council
The National Youth Authority has commended Government for the swift action taken to dissolve the Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The action taken by Government since the disturbances began on the KNUST campus according to them clearly depicts a government that takes the education of young people of this country seriously.
In a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri, the Authority believes that, the Interim Council will work expeditiously to restore normalcy to the school.
“The National Youth Authority further admonishes students of KNUST and all students in Ghana to at all material times use dialogue as the best approach to resolving misunderstandings and conflicts with authorities rather than resorting to violence and causing destruction to properties,” the statement added.
That notwithstanding, the authority will continue to closely monitor events particularly on the KNUST campus and shall avail its good offices in ensuring the coherence, synergy and collective effectiveness of the relations between students and university management.
Government has dissolved the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Council.
A new 7-member council has been tasked by government to with immediate effect, find solutions to happenings in the school.
Government has also directed that the university be reopened within fourteen days to enable academic work to continue.
The Interim Council, chaired by Nana Effah Apenteng, Paramount Chief of the Bompata Traditional Area, has a three-month tenure.
Read Below A Copy Of The Statement
NATIONAL YOUTH AUTHORITY COMMENDS GOVERNMENT FOR DISSOLVING THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KNUST)
The National Youth Authority commends Government for the swift action taken to dissolve the Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The action taken by Government since the disturbances began on the KNUST campus clearly depicts a government that takes the education of young people of this country seriously.
The National Youth Authority welcomes government’s formation of a seven-member Interim Management Committee chaired by the highly respected Paramount Chief of the Bompata Traditional Area, Nana Effah Apenteng. As the mandated government agency for youth development in Ghana, it is our considered opinion that the Interim Management Committee will institute measures that will anticipate, prevent and respond more nimbly to the root causes of the incidence that led to the unfortunate closure of the university.
The National Youth Authority further admonishes students of KNUST and all students in Ghana to at all material times use dialogue as the best approach to resolving misunderstandings and conflicts with authorities rather than resorting to violence and causing destruction to properties.
The Authority will continue to closely monitor events particularly on the KNUST campus and shall avail its good offices in ensuring the coherence, synergy and collective effectiveness of the relations between students and university management.
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