The National Accreditation Board (NAB) has revoked the accreditation of Meridian University College located at Kasoa in the Central Region.<\/p>\n
Students of the institution have since been transferred to the West End University College.<\/p>\n
This follows earlier admissions by the authorities of the school that it was unable to operate due to financial challenges.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”d7cmbuT3N7ejbGS8VA3oKq4hDE0mZ3BI”]The Executive Secretary of the NAB, Kwame Dattey told Citi News<\/strong>, the decision was necessary to safeguard the education of the students involved.<\/p>\n \u201cThey said they were having financial problems. We had the interest of the students at heart\u2026they were transferred West End University College which is also affiliated to the University of Cape Coast,\u201d he explained<\/p>\n According to him, prior to the transfer of the students, a series of meetings took place between NAB and the school authorities.<\/p>\n He disclosed that although authorities of Meridian University College have re-applied for new accreditation, they would have to wait for a period of two years.<\/p>\n \u201cFor now, we have to inform the public that it doesn\u2019t exist and if it doesn\u2019t exist, it means accreditation has been revoked so the accreditation is no longer valid,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n Mr. Dattey also clarified why the accreditation of the Aim Professional College of Education was also revoked.<\/p>\n He said they were accredited to operate in Ho in the Volta Region but it was later discovered that they were operating on other campuses which had not been accredited.<\/p>\n \u201cA series of warnings had been issued to them but they disobeyed\u201d, hence the revoking of their accreditation.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are not given an unlimited license to operate the way you wish. We stick to the rules and regulations and if you don\u2019t the axe will fall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Ida Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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