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KNUST lecturers declare indefinite strike

Lecturers at Ghana’s second biggest tertiary institution, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have declared an indefinite strike following government’s decision to dissolve the university’s governing council.
According to the lectures, the strike takes immediate effect, [Friday, October 26, 2018].

The lecturers after a meeting on Friday said they will not return to the lecture halls until the government addresses their concern.

KNUST lecturers declare indefinite strike

The lecturers said they do not support the government’s arbitrary decision without due consultation with them and also sidelining the Vice Chancellor of the University from the interim council.

The KNUST branch of UTAG argue that the university is autonomous and, therefore, should not be subjected to political interference by the government.

The lecturers want the old council to be restored. They said they will not return to the lecture halls until this is done.The lecturers arrived at this decision after a meeting on Friday, 26 October 2018.

Professor Eric K. Fokuo, President of UTAG-KNUST, told the media after the meeting that: “After much deliberations, we have all decided that, as a matter of urgency, they should restore the Governing Council of KNUST and then, also, we do not recognise the Interim Governing Council set up by the government yesterday [Thursday, 25 October]”.

He added that “we have withdrawn our teaching services till the government restores this.”

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