Politics of Tuesday, 17 November 2020Source: Class FMUDS renaming: Don’t disregard Rawlings’ wishes – PPP to Akufo-Addoplay videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoThe Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has cautioned President Akufo-Addo against renaming the University of Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, after the late former president Jerry John Rawlings. Mr. Rawlings had clearly declined the request made by President Akufo-Addo earlier but addressing congregants of UDS at a graduation ceremony in Tamale, in the Northern Region recently, President Akufo-Addo insisted that Mr Rawlings deserves to be praised for his immense role in the establishment of the school. “They would also become anchors for local development of monuments built in their home regions. We wish to place on record that the reason Ex-President Rawlings' assigned for declining the offer was because “he had a long-standing principle not to have national monuments and facilities named after him”. They would also become anchors for the local development of monuments built in their home regions.

Source: GhanaWeb November 17, 2020 17:03 UTC