But reacting to Mr Assafuah’s comments, Prof Appiagyei-Atua said the university governance system operates on self-governance and institutional autonomy and for that to work, the university is given adequate space that should not be encroached upon. The freedom is for government to respect the university space so that if there are certain rights that are there, it shouldn’t seek to violate them. Public Universities BillAccording to government, the Bill seeks to harmonise the governance, administration and accountability structures of public universities, but the academic community has mounted a fierce resistance. The Council will have the power to appoint and fire public university officials, including a Chancellor. In addition, there is a proposal to rename four public universities after various personalities.

Source: GhanaWeb May 30, 2020 13:52 UTC