The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni has prayed for lasting peace aftermath the unfortunate happenings on the Winneba campus which led to rioting by the students.
A violent student protest over the sacking of three lecturers – Prof. Ephraim Avea Nsoh, Dr. Emmanuel Osei Sarpong, and Dr. Frimpong Kwaku Duku led to the University being closed down for some three weeks.
However, on 3 April 2019, the Governing Council of the University reinstated the three lecturers and subsequently reopened the school on 8 April 2019.
Speaking at the university’s 23rd Master’s Degree graduation ceremony at the Jophus Anamoa Mensah Hall on Friday, 26 April 2019, Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni expressed happiness that calm had been restored after the chaos that held up activities on Campus for almost a month.
“The university has come very far in terms of delivering on its mandate and had gained much recognition locally and internationally. The event of 14 March 2019 was just unfortunate and it’s my fervent prayer and my wish that never again should such an event occur in the history of this great university.
“Indeed, this is not the time to apportion blames, what is most important is that by the grace of the Almighty God, calm has been restored on campus and academic work has resumed smoothly.
“I like to urge all staff, students and stakeholders to let us all come together as one united body to safeguard the peace we are enjoying and to work together towards the development of our young but very progressive university”.
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Source: Kasapaonline
