{"id":336459,"date":"2017-07-14T13:09:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T13:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=336459"},"modified":"2017-07-14T13:09:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T13:09:07","slug":"court-orders-uew-vice-chancellor-to-step-aside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/court-orders-uew-vice-chancellor-to-step-aside\/","title":{"rendered":"Court orders UEW Vice Chancellor to step aside"},"content":{"rendered":"
The High Court in Winneba has ordered the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Professor Mawutor Avokeh, to step aside until a case brought against him is determined.<\/p>\n
The court order also affects the school\u2019s Finance Officer.<\/p>\n
The orders were part of the reliefs granted for the interlocutory injunction sought by the plaintiff, Supi Kofi Kwayera, in the case brought against the University which insisted that\u00a0the Vice Chancellor and the Finance Officer were operating under the institution’s defunct governing council.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”seuAO45wu1YYpO1hzpcCyyJLmqcQkATH”]The Court also issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Ministry of Education to reconstitute the governing council of the University of Education, Winneba.<\/p>\n
The Court presided over by His Lordship George Ato Mills-Graves awarded an amount of GHC4,000 against the university.<\/p>\n
The Court thus ordered the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University, Rev Fr Afful-Broni, to act in the position of the VC, to allow the day-to-day administration of the institution to continue.<\/p>\n
Lawyer for the plaintiff, Hon. Alexander Afenyo Markins, speaking to journalists after the hearing said the ruling will serve as a legal precedent for successive governments so they don\u2019t delay the formation of governing boards for institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn future, governments would not unduly abdicate their responsibility in terms of what they are supposed to ensure it is done. Governing council for every public institution is key. I am happy that today, UTAG has found it feet to call on government to reconstitute governing councils with the view if this is not done, it will affect academic work. I agree with UTAG it\u2019s all good for our rule of law, it is for us to develop our laws and it is nothing personal,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n