{"id":648789,"date":"2019-07-02T13:39:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T13:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"<br><p><strong>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has denied claims that the yet-to-be amended Universities Bill will undermine academic freedom in public universities.<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary,"},"modified":"2019-07-02T13:39:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T13:39:15","slug":"stop-vile-campaign-nana-to-varsity-detractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/02\/stop-vile-campaign-nana-to-varsity-detractors\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Vile Campaign -Nana To Varsity Detractors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has denied claims that the yet-to-be amended Universities Bill will undermine academic freedom in public universities.<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary, he said the new bill would bring all public universities under a common law, thereby making the administration of public universities less cumbersome<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the 11<sup>th<\/sup> Congregation of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) in Accra yesterday, the President said: \u201cThe flimsy allegations being perpetrated that the bill will undermine academic freedom are deliberate mischief-making and disingenuous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are firm subscribers as the bill amply demonstrates the cardinal importance of the principle of academic freedom in the development of all institutions of learning worth their salt,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>He also advised all Ghanaians to be \u201cnatural champions of a law-based state whose institutions are solid enough to sanction effectively vigilantism, bank frauds, cyber frauds, illegal mining, identity thefts, stealing of public funds, bribery and corruption, criminal cartels and criminal behaviour in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A total number of 326 students graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations Management, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management, Bachelor of Laws, Diploma in Public Relations Management, and Diploma Information Technology Management. Academic prizes were awarded to deserving graduating students.<\/p>\n<p>The best graduating student in the Faculty of Law went to Afua Emefa Amoaku Augustine, while best graduating student in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Studies went to Sandra Akweley Martey. Fourteen other students also received various awards in their various fields of study.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Charles Takyi-Boadu, Presidential Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post Stop Vile Campaign -Nana To Varsity Detractors appeared first on .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has denied claims that the yet-to-be amended Universities Bill will undermine academic freedom in public universities. 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