General News of Thursday, 9 January 2020Source: citinewsroom.comUEW blasts Rawlings over resignation claimsJerry John RawlingsThe University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has said former President Jerry John Rawlings calls for Reverend Professor Afful-Broni to be made to step aside as Vice-Chancellor of the University to allow for some unspecified investigations are misplaced. “The University, again, wishes to state clearly to the general public and, in particular, ex-President Jerry John Rawlings that, the Vice-Chancellor, Rev. The statement, however, reminded the general public that the dismissals had “nothing to do with any Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Report or any other report by a state agency.”The EOCO report actually exonerated former Vice-Chancellor of UEW, Professor Mawutor Avoke and the other principal officers of procurement and management breaches. Later the Supreme Court overturned the High Court decision which led to the removal. The management of the school, however, insisted Prof. Avoke will not be reinstated because his dismissal was determined by the institution’s Governing Council.

Source: GhanaWeb January 09, 2020 05:21 UTC