With reference to our petition dated January 10, 2015 which was addressed to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana stating our anxiety pertaining to what had been described as the government’s intention to withdraw subventions on electricity to tertiary institutions in Ghana, and also the press statement issued on the same day, we the Students Representative Council (SRC) of University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) demanded that the government respond and come clear on issues pertaining to the withdrawal of subvention and subsidies for public tertiary institutions in Ghana.
We would like to bring to the attention of the general public that on January 16, 2015, the Ministry of Education in a release signed by the Hon. Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, responded to our call and was clear on the matter; “The Ministry will like to assure all students and the tertiary education community that no such decision has been taken by government.”
In light of this, we would like to state that:
1) Our pleas were responded to within only two working days upon receipt of our petition.
2) Our expectations have been met in the response from the Ministry.
We therefore express our appreciation to H.E the President of the Republic of Ghana and his government for responding to our petition without delay. We must say that we are happy about the time frame the response to our claims arrived.
The government has demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that it is a listening government who is committed towards the enhancement of tertiary education in the country. With this latest development, the ordinary Ghanaian student has hope moving into the future. We are thankful to the Minister of Education and last but not the least, the Ghanaian media for making it possible for our voice to be heard. May God bless you all. Thank you.
LONG LIVE UMaT SRC
LONG LIVE STUDENT ACTIVISM
LONG LIVE GHANA
Signed.
Oteng Amponsah Enock (UMaT SRC President)
0246122392/0505450458
Sekyiama Okyere Ben (UMaT SRC PRO)
0204194184
