{"id":401188,"date":"2017-07-14T12:56:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T12:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/14\/utag-serves-notice-over-university-councils\/"},"modified":"2017-07-14T12:56:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T12:56:24","slug":"utag-serves-notice-over-university-councils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/14\/utag-serves-notice-over-university-councils\/","title":{"rendered":"UTAG serves notice over University Councils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 14 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-07-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/57303689.295.jpg\" alt=\"Agbanu Utag.jpeg\" title=\"Agbanu Utag.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"192\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>UTAG president, Dr. Harry Agbanu.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385127052\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385127052\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1500036984_989_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">THE University Teachers\u2019 Association of Ghana (UTAG) has given the government a two-week ultimatum to have all public universities\u2019 councils constituted.<\/p>\n<p>The association has also charged the government to make conscious efforts within the two-week period to pay the Book and Research Allowance (BRA) effective July 12, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>UTAG made this known in a press release signed by its president, Dr. Harry Agbanu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUTAG has noted with extreme dismay that Government, since taking office on the 7th of January, 2017, has not been able to constitute the councils of public universities in Ghana,\u201d the statement indicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government\u2019s inability to do this, whilst having constituted otherimportant boards of the state after six good months in office, we believe, demonstrates government\u2019s lack of concern of the health of public universities,\u201d UTAG lamented.<\/p>\n<p>It therefore threatened, \u201cUTAG would advise itself, should government fail to appreciate our concerns and comply accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, UTAG had noted with grave concern government\u2019s steps with regard to two major issues currently affecting lecturers and the administration of public universities in the country.<\/p>\n<p>These, the association maintained, are delay by government in the constitution of the various councils of the public universities and its<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nimplications on management and administration of the universities; delay in the release of the 2016\/2017 Book and Research Allowances and its implications on research, teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<p>The Acts establishing all public universities require that university councils preside over or have oversight responsibility over the administration of these institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is common knowledge that the absence of statutory boards like the university councils, almost incapacitates the smooth and cohesive running of the public universities in Ghana and, therefore, cannot carry out their legitimate businesses properly and as independent academic institutions,\u201d the association noted.<\/p>\n<p>In effect, it observed, \u201cAll the public  universities in the country are in a state of some sort of inertia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 43 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 14 July 2017 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2017-07-14 UTAG president, Dr. Harry Agbanu. &#13; 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