{"id":449195,"date":"2017-12-22T02:16:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T02:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/gij-rector-instructed-to-proceed-on-leave\/"},"modified":"2017-12-22T02:16:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T02:16:08","slug":"gij-rector-instructed-to-proceed-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/gij-rector-instructed-to-proceed-on-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"GIJ Rector instructed to \u2018proceed on leave\u2019"},"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, 22 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ghanaguardian.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/81708766.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Wilberforce Dzisah 123\" title=\"Dr. Wilberforce Dzisah 123\" width=\"295\" height=\"209\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dr Wilberforce Dzisah, the rector of the Ghana Institute of Journalism<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513908968_576_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Dr Wilberforce Dzisah, the rector of the Ghana Institute of Journalism,(G.I.J), has been asked to proceed on leave by the Governing Council of the Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Vice-Rector, Dr Ebo Afful, has been instructed to act as Rector in Dr Dzisah\u2019s absence as a four-member committee investigates issues concerning procurement matters under his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>This according to the Council will allow the committee facilitate a smooth investigation into probing the \u201cacademic integrity\u201d of Dr Dzisah, as well as other management members of GIJ.<\/p>\n<p>A letter from the journalism training school said \u201cany other matters arising out of the investigation\u201d may also be probed.<\/p>\n<p>The investigations started on Monday, 18 December 2017 following several petitions filed with chairperson of the Council, Prof. Kwasi Ansu-Kyeremeh, against the rector.<\/p>\n<p>The letter signed by Prof. Ansu-Kyeremeh, said the probe was necessitated by matters arising out of, and as summarised, in petitions submitted to the Council Chairperson; complaints raised during meetings with the Executive Management Board, Senior members, Senior and Junior Staff and the SRC; as well as the Chairperson\u2019s observations on prevailing decision making and implementation procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee, according to the letter, is also to come up with proposals to rectify any shortcomings that may be detected to enhance the Institute\u2019s operations. Council seeks the cooperation of all within the GIJ community to ensure a successful investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Wilberforce S. 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