{"id":449579,"date":"2017-12-23T12:46:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T12:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/we-cant-respond-to-prof-aryeeteys-false-claims-ug\/"},"modified":"2017-12-23T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T12:46:10","slug":"we-cant-respond-to-prof-aryeeteys-false-claims-ug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/we-cant-respond-to-prof-aryeeteys-false-claims-ug\/","title":{"rendered":"We can\u2019t respond to Prof Aryeetey\u2019s \u2018false\u2019 claims \u2013 UG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Saturday, 23 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-23<\/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\/91013351.295.jpg\" alt=\"UG Legon\" title=\"UG Legon\" width=\"295\" height=\"177\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The University of Ghana, Legon campus<\/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=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514033170_523_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The University of Ghana will remain silent on claims made by the former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ernest Aryeetey in relation to a $64 million contract signed during his tenure because of a confidentiality clause.<\/p>\n<p>It, however, maintained that the claims were false and that Prof. Aryeetey \u201cwas referring to an agreement that is not known to the University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The University explained in a statement that the \u201cagreement that Professor Aryeetey signed on behalf of the University contains a confidentiality clause that precludes the university from putting its contents into the public domain. The University is thus unable to respond to the false claims of the former Vice-Chancellor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the University entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with Africa Integras to invest $64 million in the construction of 1,000 new students\u2019 hostel beds for undergraduate and post-graduate students on the Legon campus.<\/p>\n<p>Reports by The Chronicle and The Informer Newspapers raised questions about the deal saying it was signed without any due diligence from the Univesity, then under Prof. Aryeetey.<\/p>\n<p>However, Prof. Aryeetey insisted that the processes leading up to the signing of the agreement with Integras were transparent, with all relevant stakeholders involved.<\/p>\n<p>He rubbished the claims made against him and said the current management of the University had failed to continue the said project.<\/p>\n<p>But in a statement, the university expressed disappointment at \u201cmisstatements of facts made by Professor Aryeetey in his public statements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe University of Ghana would like to dissociate itself from the contents of any publication contained in some print media concerning Professor Ernest Aryeetey. 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