General News of Sunday, 14 April 2019Source: citinewsroom.com‘We’re honouring national figures by renaming universities’ – Kwesi YankahProf. Kwesi YankahThe Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah has mounted a spirited defence for government’s move to rename tertiary institutions after notable national figures. Speaking on Accra based TV3, Professor Yankah said naming public institutions after national figures is an honourable thing to do. We have not done it well enough.”Four public universities in the country will be renamed after the newly drafted Public University Bill is adopted and passed by Parliament without any amendments. The selected institutions include the University of Development Studies, the University of Professional Studies Accra, the University of Health and Allied Sciences, as well as the University of the Energy and Natural Resources. Rawlings to Gov’t: ‘Thank you but don’t rename UDS after me’Already, Former President, Jerry John Rawlings has asked the Ministry of Education not to rename the University of Development Studies (UDS) in his honour.

Source: GhanaWeb April 14, 2019 12:00 UTC