According to him, the description, although unsavory and uncomplimentary, is enforced by the challenges the continent faces.

[contextly_sidebar id=”PAbGIx68ChgdFlY9M66InYKbUfRXJKNJ”]In a sermon on Sunday to mark the church’s 34^th anniversary, Pastor Mensa Otabil suggested that Africa had a development challenge that requires a deeper reflection to rise above the current challenges.

US President Donald Trump earlier this year reportedly described countries such as Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as shitholes, generating global uproar especially among blacks who criticized Mr. Trump for being racist.

But Pastor Mensa Otabil in his sermon said, “If God has called us to reach African people then we have to find out what is the problem with African people. And the problems are quite self-evident. We are the poorest in the world. Just look around us. We have been described very unsavorily not too long ago by the president of a prominent nation, in terms that are very uncomplimentary. And as annoying as that description is, it is not prescriptive but it is descriptive. It doesn’t tell you that is where we are going, but it seems we exhibit symptoms that conform to that description. ”

He told the congregation at the ICGC Christ Temple, Abossey Okai in Accra, that he had identified inferiority complex as a major issue impeding the development of Africa and blacks as a race.

While citing the continent’s seemingly over-dependence on foreign assistance in terms of human and monetary resources and logistics, the revered spiritual leader lamented that the current situation depicts blacks as “a broken people.”

“I feel that one of the biggest challenges that we face as people is a sense of inferiority. It is almost as if you can’t do anything about your problems. We almost feel incapacitated before our problems.  We feel as if somebody from somewhere should help us all the time. We are like a broken people, we either need the British to help us, or the Germans to help us or the Americans to help us, and now we even want the Chinese to help us, Indians to help us,” he said.

‘Why should we feel helpless?’

Dr. Mensa Otabil further stressed on the apparent state of helplessness of most Ghanaians in the country over the level of development and happenings in the country, indicating that the phenomenon of feeling or being helpless as a Ghanaian in Ghana must not be entertained.

“I don’t have problems with Chinese or Indians, but why should we feel helpless in our country? I don’t mind feeling helpless if I go to Germany because, I’m not a German. But I shouldn’t feel helpless in Ghana. If I go to Germany and I feel inferior, that is normal, it is okay, but I shouldn’t feel that way when I’m here in my own country.”

“And that problem is not really a political problem. We felt that way before we became politicians so when you become a politician, you just go and manifest what you were already feeling. The sense of the inferiority is one of the things that I think God must help us to break,” he noted.

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The Legacy Life Entertainment artiste graduated on December 9, 2017, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Marketing)

Present at the 17th graduation ceremony of the Central University, held at Mitso Campus, was attended by the Chancellor of the University, Pastor Mensah Otabil.

King Promise has songs like ‘Oh Yea,’ ‘Double Trouble,’ ‘Nobody,’ ‘Hey Sexy’ and ‘Thank God,’ and has great songwriting abilities.

He is among the top artistes billed to perform at the Decemba 2 Rememba concert at Accra International Conference Centre on 24th December, 2017.

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He becomes the fourth Chief Executive Officer and 2nd Vice Chancellor of the University since its establishment 19 years ago.

He takes over from Prof. Kwesi Yankah who resigned his position to take up appointment as Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education.

Until his appointment, Prof. Puplampu was the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Central University.

Rev. Dr. Mensa Otabil, Chancellor of the University who chaired the induction, charged the new Vice Chancellor to pursue and champion the Christian agenda and inculcate ethical values into products of the University, whilst working at making Central University a citadel of knowledge and development in a society which increasingly commodifies knowledge.

“As you assume the reigns of leadership, we believe that you will champion the distinctly Christian agenda and nature of this institution, an experiment we have been working at but not fully achieved as yet. We hope that you will try to answer the difficult but critical questions of how we can become and remain a Christian University,” he said.

The Chancellor further advised the new Vice-Chancellor to uphold the academic integrity of the University.

“As you continue with your work, remember that the knowledge creating function of the University must not be pursued to the detriment of other priorities, and that balance and sagacity are critical for the success of the academic enterprise like our own,” he noted.

Dr. Mensa Otabil also paid glowing tributes to the pioneering leaders of the University for their devotion and selfless service.

“Slowly but surely, we are establishing a tradition of continuity and order as we work to become a world class institution of learning with great culture”, he said, adding that “Central University has been greatly blessed over the years in the sense that God has sovereignly orchestrated the appointment of the right leader at each of the University’s various stages of growth”.

The induction, held at the Miotso campus of the University was attended by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, some current and former Vice-Chancellors of Universities in Ghana, and the Presbytery of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC). Hundreds of students and well wishers were also present at the campus to witness the occasion.

Handing over the baton of office to the new VC, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Prof Kwesi Yankah, expressed his commitment to support the University at all times.

He was grateful to the University Council, staff and students for the opportunity to serve as Vice-Chancellor.

“Central University introduced me to private sector and faith based University administration. CU opened up to me the opportunities that currently drive my professional life and I am grateful” he said.

Prof. Bill Puplampu in his induction bemoaned the near absence of policy direction regarding the development of appropriate human capital, and higher education needs of the country going into the future.

“Ghana seems to have moved through a variety of reforms, experiments and explosion in a deregulated educational space” he stated, adding that “we have a situation where we are over producing certain types of skills (leading to unemployment of graduates) and grossly under producing others.

“It is perhaps an indictment of our educational policy”, he indicated, and stressed that any higher education reform, regulatory realignments, and accreditation options must be a deliberate intervention in a futuristic direction for our Human capital agenda.”

The new Vice-Chancellor also queried the basis of the accreditation of the over 50 private universities; each of which was doing the same set of programmes and also the basis for accrediting foreign universities to also offer similar programs in an already overstretched environment.

Prof. Puplampu also proposed the setting up of one regulatory body to carry out accreditation and also act as a degree awarding body for all universities yet to be chartered.

“This will ensure an open equal environment for all the institutions under development, and do away with a mentor institution forcing its systems and practices on the new universities. It would also ensure a level playing field, ensure comparability of degrees awarded, and facilitate the uniform development of all such institutions, he stated.

On the entry of foreign universities operating in the country, Prof. Puplampu queried the basis for their accreditation, and proposed that their accreditation must demonstrate clear linkage to Ghana’s Human Capital agenda, and not their strategic expansion needs.

Prof. Puplampu also stated that, his vision is to make the Central University the preferred destination for under and post graduate studies in the private higher education space, and also demonstrate the values of a truly Christian University with enabling environment for nurturing ethical students.

He was hopeful that the university under his tenure will become financially stable with an internationalized standard research, scholarship and advocacy footprint.

Prof Puplampu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Ghana, MSc in Occupational Psychology from the Polytechnic of East London.

He also obtained his PhD in Organisational Behaviour from the University of East London in the United Kingdom.

Prof Puplampu is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society with specialization in Occupational and Organisational Psychology.

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The appointment took effect from June 1, 2017.

A statement signed by Reverend Tetteh Djangmah, Head of Public Relations Directorate of the University, said Prof Puplampu takes over from Professor Kwesi Yankah, who resigned early this year to take up an appointment as a Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education.

The statement said a Search Committee constituted by the University Council and chaired by Justice Sophia Akuffo, recommended Professor Puplampu as the most suitable candidate to lead the University into the future, adding that Professor Puplampu eminently distinguished himself throughout the search process.

Prof Puplampu, until the appointment was the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He had earlier served as Dean of the Central Business School from 2010 to September 2015, and also as Acting Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs between December 2014 and December 2015.

Prior to joining Central University, Prof Puplampu was the Head of Department of Organisation and Human Resource Management at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) and Chair of the UGBS EMBA programme.

The new Vice-Chancellor is an academic and a practising Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society and International Association of Applied Psychology) with over 20 years of experience in business education, organisational consulting, university teaching and research.

His research interests are in the areas of Employee Motivation, Leadership, Work Values, Organisational Culture and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Prof Puplampu was a product of the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, Legon, holds a PhD in Organisational Behaviour from the University of East London (1993); MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology from the Polytechnic of East London (1990) and Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Ghana.

He is also a graduate of the German Academic Exchange Service Deans’ Course for Africa programme on Higher Education Management.

Central University currently has over 8000 students pursing 20 undergraduate and seven graduate programmes with campuses in Miotso, Mateheko and Kumasi. Central University became a fully-fledged university in January 2016 following the receipt of the Presidential Charter.

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Source: GNA

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