The Teachers of Technical Universities and Polytechnics, are accusing the Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh of working with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), to drag the process of conversion of Polytechnics into Technical Universities.
In a statement, the Association said the NCTE is assuming the powers of University Councils, and acting arbitrarily to run the various Technical Universities.
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“The Association observes and believes same to be true that the NCTE has a hidden agenda and hence has resorted to a deliberate feet-dragging strategy to frustrate the transition process and destroy the very fine idea of Technical University introduced by the previous Government.â€
“The Association also believes that the deliberate feet-dragging is a Machiavellian tactic of the NCTE being employed in the Transitional arrangements to secure the ambition of some of their top Management and cronies from the Traditional Universities to take up key positions in the newly converted Technical Universities. POTAG views these acts as diabolical and shall resist them vehemently,†the statement said.
POTAG has, however, called on the government to among other things reconstitute the Governing Councils of the Technical Universities and Polytechnics to enable the Technical Universities to operate as effectively as mandated.
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It has also called on the government to convert the two (2) remaining Polytechnics (Bolgatanga and Wa) to Technical University as soon as possible and reminded government to expedite action on the payment of their Book and Research Allowances for the 2016/2017 Academic year which payment they say is long overdue.
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