General News of Friday, 7 August 2020Source: Starr FMFact Checker: Claim that UESD started under Akufo-Addo falsePresident Akufo-Addo opening UESD in SomanyaBACKGROUND:President Akufo Addo yesterday commissioned the Main Campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development in Somanya in the Eastern Region. This new university will offer general and specialized programs to fill the gaps and ensure well rounded training for environmental and sustainable development professionals in Ghana. On August 5, 2020 President Akufo Addo commissioned the first phase of the main campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development. That agreement involving the Exim Bank of Korea was approved by parliament in July 2018, more than 6 months after work on the Somanya Main Campus project had started. Finally it cannot be said that it was only under Nana Addo’s government that the project was started and completed.

Source: GhanaWeb August 07, 2020 00:22 UTC