Lecturers at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the Central Region have bemoaned the negative impact the power crisis is having on academic work at the University.
[contextly_sidebar id=”P1PXL9CYOMbgsPW7eWmzkMEnMzyprP3k”]The Lecturers say the power crisis is making academic work difficult for both lecturers and students.
Speaking to Citi News on the issue, the Vice President of the UCC branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) said evening lectures are unable to come on as scheduled due to the power outages.
Explaining the challenges they are grappling with, Professor Kwame Osei Kwarteng stated that “students cannot have their lectures because in UCC for instance, we start our lectures from 6:30 am to 8:30pm so if there are no lights from 5:30 pm, it means that the lectures that are supposed to take place between 6:30 and 8:30pm cannot come on.”
He also mentioned that lecturers at the university now employ the use of power point to teach their various classes so without electricity; they are unable to power their laptops and overhead projectors.
“Anytime the power goes off, you cannot do anything. You cannot teach because these days we use power point to present our lessons so when there is a power outage; you cannot teach; you cannot use your computers, your laptops, and the overhead projectors,” he lamented.
Professor Osei Kwarteng thus appealed to the government to explore all avenues to end the power crisis very soon since it is disturbing teaching and learning in the region.
Meanwhile, the Power Minister, Dr, Kwabena Donkor has given the assurance that the power situation will be over by the close of this year.
He urged Ghanaians to bear with government as it is frantically working to resolve the problem.
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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