Daughter of Ghana’s first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah has described as a misplaced priority the practice by government to rename public institutions after former politicians.
Samia Nkrumah in an interview with Joy News says politicians should rather focus on addressing pertinent problems facing citizens.
Her comments come on the back of concerns raised by some Ghanaians over the recent renaming of the University of Development Studies by government.
“If I were in government I wouldn’t rename institutions. I would make sure that I’m addressing problems and needs of the people and God knows they are plenty.”
President Akufo Addo recently renamed the Wa Campus of the University of Development Studies (UDS) after Simon D. Dombo and the Navorongo Campus after C.K Tedem, both stalwarts of the Danquah-Busia-Dombo political tradition.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government majority in Parliament used their numbers to win the vote to have the names of the two institutions changed last week, as the Minority protested that the name change had been brought in through the “back door.”
The Minority side also decried a lack of consultations on the matter.
But the Education Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh justified the name change.
“When you talk about stakeholders, the University Council approved. It is the University Council that nominates institutions’ [names],” he said.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh also reminded that previous name changes have been done without consultation.
“For the Thomas Sankara interchange, what was the consultation that was done for that? What consultation was done before KNUST was named after Kwame Nkrumah?”
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The next will be Ghana to Agyakrom and Akyem being the capital
The next will Ghana to Agyakrom and Akyem being the capital.
SO YOU PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THIS ARGUMENT DOES NOT KNOW DR.NKRUMAH BUILT KNUST SO THEY NAMED IT AFTER HIM. PLEASE IT'S BETTER AKUFFU ADDO BUILD HIS OWN AND NAME IT TO WHOEVER HE WISHES BUT NOT WHAT SOMEONE HAS DONE.HE HAS ENOUGH FROM GHANA TO DO THAT BUT INSTEAD SPOILING MONEY INTO THIS UNPLANNED AND ***barred word*** FREE SHS. AND CHOPING THE REST AT THE JUBILEE HOUSE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.PAPA GOD GO PUNISH THEM ALL
Who was Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (your father)? A politician? Why was the University in Kumasi named after him? Some of the politician like you (Samia) do not listen to yourselves when you speak. You think that every Ghanaian is a FOO*&L like them!
Hypocrite,why did you not oppose your naming after university of science and technology.You are very decent woman do not put yourself for ridicule and scornfully comments.
NONSES HER FATHER BUILD SOME WHAT HAS THAT SHORT ***barred word*** ***barred word*** AKOFU ADDO FAMILY OF ***barred word*** HAS DONE THE PAST 3 YEARS
Go and remove your fathers name from Kumasi University.
What is Samia saying? But your father's name is also on an institution, what about that?