[ 2015-04-27 ]

“Incompetent” Ablakwa must be sacked – PUSAG
The Private University Students Association of
Ghana (PUSAG) has called on President John Mahama
to sack Deputy Education Minister Samuel Okudzeto
Ablakwa from office.

According to the association, the former deputy
Information minister is incompetent and careless
about the plight of private universities in the
country.

A statement signed by the Vice President of the
Ashesi Student Council, Ewurabena Ewudziwa Hagan
noted that PUSAG is withdrawing its interest from
the ‘Campus connect’ initiative which is being
championed by Mr. Ablakwa.

“First and foremost, the decision by PUSAG to
withdraw from the ‘Campus Connect Series’ and
subsequent call for the head of the Deputy
Minister of Education in charge of tertiary was
arrived at by the national leadership of the
Association after deep reflection and thorough
consultation with all the people that matter in
respect of the two issues”.

“In the case of the former, we think it is a
misplaced priority and an absolute waste of time
and energy for the Ministry of Education and for
that matter Ablakwa’s outfit to spend huge
amount of money and scarce resources to embark on
that fruitless venture at the expense of the
taxpayer,” portions of the statement said.


Below is the full statement BY PUSAG

WITHDRAWS FROM OKUDJETO ABLAKWA’S “CAMPUS
CONNECT SERIES” AND APPEALS TO PRESIDENT MAHAMA
FOR HIS IMMEDIATE REASSIGNMENT OR REMOVAL FROM
OFFICE

The Private University Students Association of
Ghana (PUSAG) wishes to officially inform its
numerous constituents, students of Ghana,
stakeholders in the education industry as well as
the general public that it is disassociating
itself from the “Campus Connect Series”, which
is a programme that is being rolled by the
tertiary education division of the Ministry of
Education under the leadership of Hon. Okudjeto
Ablakwa, the Deputy Education Minister; which
would see officials from the Education Ministry,
Ministers of State as well as other government
officials visit all tertiary institutions across
the country to interact and connect with
students.

The association is accordingly appealing to
President John Dramani Mahama to immediately
reassign the Deputy Minister in question or better
still, remove him from office for gross
incompetence, nonchalance and lack of interest in
the affairs of private universities and their
students across the country. Failure to heed to
our call would be inimical to the electoral
fortunes of the NDC government come 2016.

First and foremost, the decision by PUSAG to
withdraw from the ‘Campus Connect Series’ and
subsequent call for the head of the Deputy
Minister of Education in charge of tertiary was
arrived at by the national leadership of the
Association after deep reflection and thorough
consultation with all the people that matter in
respect of the two issues.

In the case of the former, we think it is a
misplaced priority and an absolute waste of time
and energy for the Ministry of Education and for
that matter Ablakwa’s outfit to spend huge
amount of money and scarce resources to embark on
that fruitless venture at the expense of the
taxpayer.

As we speak, the nation’s education sector is
overwhelmed with several seemingly intractable
challenges which ought to be the preoccupation of
Okudjeto Ablakwa and not this so called “Campus
Connect Series” which we see as a deliberate
attempt and a clandestine move to woo students
into coming to terms with government propaganda
message ahead of election 2016.

In any case, Okudjeto Ablakwa cannot claim to be
oblivious of the countless challenges and problems
confronting university students in the country.

Why do students have leaders? Why the existence of
national student unions? In the specific case of
private university students, how many times
haven’t we met him personally to lament about
our numerous problems and the needless neglect
from government and its agencies to our issues?
What efforts has he made towards addressing the
issues? Hasn’t he always been dismissive of our
concerns with the argument that government’s
primary obligation is to public universities? Hon.
Ablakwa has never attended any of our programmes
even though we always send him official
invitations.

Not even has he ever acknowledged receipt of any
of our letters to his outfit. In fact, the least
said about his demeanour and comments anytime we
visit him with our issues, the better.

Source - Starrfmonline

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