The Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) has declared a nationwide boycott of lectures in all technical universities and polytechnics to protest government’s failure to constitute governing councils for the various Technical Universities.<\/p>\n
The union is now resigned to what it called government’s disinterest in their welfare.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”JzqFHCs8tgFd0WD0YGpIyokGkd6MX2U0″]”It is obvious\u00a0that,\u00a0government\u00a0is not interested in the welfare of Technical University and Polytechnic students. The absence of the governing councils which significantly hampers the smooth operations of technical universities is enough evidence to prove our case of government’s disinterest in technical education,” the Union said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The absence of governing councils has left graduates of 2015\/16 technical universities without certificates to apply for jobs or further their education.<\/p>\n
This batch of students have already declared their intention to petition the government on the matter and will hit the streets in protest.<\/p>\n
GNUTS, in solidarity, lamented that the “the fate of these innocent students remains in limbo while authorities sit unconcerned.”<\/p>\n
“This is absolutely unacceptable and we demand that the right thing must be done as immediate as possible. It is also worthy of note that, a lot of these graduates have successfully completed their mandatory national service and still have no certificates to either look for jobs or further their education.”<\/p>\n
Thus, the union directed that “students are\u00a0to,\u00a0until government constitutes the councils, boycott lectures.”<\/p>\n
Find below the full statement<\/strong><\/p>\n GNUTS DECLARES TO ALL MEMBER INSTITUTIONS TO BOYCOTT LECTURES UNTIL GOVERNING COUNCILS OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS ARE INAUGURATED<\/p>\n The Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS), formerly, Ghana National Union of Polytechnic Students (GNUPS) is utterly disappointed in the failure of\u00a0government\u00a0to put up the governing Councils of the various Technical Universities and Polytechnics in the country.<\/p>\n The union has followed this issue for more than three months now but\u00a0government\u00a0keeps failing to put up these councils. It is obvious\u00a0that,\u00a0government\u00a0is not interested in the welfare of Technical University and Polytechnic students. The absence of the governing councils which significantly hampers the smooth operations of technical universities is enough evidence to prove our case of government’s disinterest in technical education.<\/p>\n Students who have successfully completed their\u00a0programmes\u00a0of study for a year now; have no certificates due to the inability of these institutions to\u00a0organise\u00a0graduation ceremonies to award certificates. This, of course, is as result of the absence of\u00a0a governing councils, that have the mandate to ratify certificates.<\/p>\n The fate of these innocent students remains in limbo while authorities sit unconcerned. This is absolutely unacceptable and we demand that the right thing must be done as immediate as possible. It is also worthy of note that, a lot of these graduates have successfully completed their mandatory national service and still have no certificates to either look for jobs or further their education. This has created an unfair competition between Technical University\/Polytechnic graduates and traditional university graduates with the latter having\u00a0advantage\u00a0in the search for jobs and other opportunities over we technical university graduates.<\/p>\n It would be recalled that sometime on 2 May 2017, we petitioned the Ministry of Education and copied the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to as a matter of urgency, facilitate the formation of the governing Councils of the Technical Universities and Polytechnics. This was followed with a series actions including the issuing of a two-week ultimatum to\u00a0government\u00a0to do the needful. We regret to say that till now, we have received no positive response from\u00a0government. A clear bias and academic discrimination on the part of government manifested when councils for traditional universities were constituted and inaugurated around the same time with reckless abandonment of technical universities and polytechnics.<\/p>\n In view of the foregoing, the Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) is by this release; declaring a nationwide strike in all technical universities and polytechnics. Students are\u00a0to\u00a0until government constitutes the councils, boycott lectures. Various SRCs are further expected to hang red flags on various campuses in preparation towards a mammoth nationwide demonstration on 5th\u00a0September,\u00a02017 against the indifferent posture of\u00a0government\u00a0towards technical education.<\/p>\n Long live Ghana Abdul Rahaman Ibrahim Andrews Obeng Twumasi –<\/p>\n By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) has declared a nationwide boycott of lectures in all technical universities and polytechnics to protest government’s failure to constitute governing councils for the various Technical Universities. The union is now resigned to what it called government’s disinterest in their welfare. [contextly_sidebar id=”JzqFHCs8tgFd0WD0YGpIyokGkd6MX2U0″]”It is obvious\u00a0that,\u00a0government\u00a0is not interested in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[273,3,10814],"yoast_head":"\n
\nLong live technical education
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\n(Coordinating Secretary)
\n0540853931 \/0266391843<\/p>\n
\n(Public Relations Officer)
\n0244476924<\/p>\n