Dr Kwame Nkrumah & Otumfuo Agyemang Prempeh II To Be Honoured

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Former President Kufour has described the reverting of the Jubilee House (supposed to serve as the official seat of government) to its old name, Flagstaff House as one born out of envy and hatred by the President John Evans Atta Mills led NDC.  In his first ever public interview on the matter with Adom News, the former President said it is sad that someone will give birth, give a name to the baby only for a successor to come and change the name of the child. The Golden Jubilee House, which was constructed by the Kufuor administration amidst criticisms from the then opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), now has Flagstaff House written on the wall adjacent TV3. The over-$70-million edifice which has office and residential premises for the president has been the subject of hot debate after President John Mills’ refusal to relocate there.

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will, as part of activities marking its 60th Anniversary Celebrations, institute a Founders’ Day event, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene and Chancellor of the University has announced.

The Day which would be marked on the fourth Friday of every November, aims at recognizing and also honouring Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, and the late Otumfuo Osei Agyemang Prempeh 11, Asantehene, for their vision, instrumentality and sense of
purpose, which led to the establishment of the University.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu said the official launch had been slated for
November 25, this year, to climax the Anniversary which is being
commemorated on the theme “KNUST at 60 – Achievements, Prospects and
Challenges”.

He was speaking at the official launch of the Anniversary
Celebrations in Kumasi. Activities lined-up include open days, seminars, colloquium,exhibitions, inter-faculty lectures and collegiate games. The Chancellor indicated that through the joint efforts, dedication,determination, zeal and resilience of the two personalities, the University was destined with the mandate of trailblazing Ghana’s Science and Technology development and advancement.

Founded in 1951, KNUST has as its core mandate to train and educate the nation’s critical human resources in the areas of Engineering, Science and Applied Sciences, Pharmacy and Dentistry, the Environment, agriculture, art and technology imbued with Social Sciences rubrics.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu expressed satisfaction that “the University had met its mandate in leaps and bounds’, adding “In Ghana, the story is told that there is no Ghana without KNUST”.

This, he said, was manifested by the large pool of alumni of the University who have excelled in all spheres of the nation’s
endeavours. He cited in particular the meaningful contributions of the alumni to developing the Electricity Company of Ghana, Volta River Authority, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Tema Oil Refinery, hospitals, schools, ministries, agencies and international organizations.

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