{"id":678174,"date":"2019-08-11T00:55:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T00:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p>The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani in the Bono Region will soon be renamed to honour the memory of former Prime Minister of the Second Republic, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by President Nana Ad"},"modified":"2019-08-11T00:55:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T00:55:47","slug":"akufo-addo-lauds-decision-to-rename-university-of-energy-after-busia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/11\/akufo-addo-lauds-decision-to-rename-university-of-energy-after-busia\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo lauds decision to rename University of Energy after Busia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani in the Bono Region will soon be renamed to honour the memory of former Prime Minister of the Second Republic, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He commended the Governing Council of the university for taking such decision.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo, while speaking at the 4th Congregation of the University in Sunyani, said the decision follows approval of the name change by Parliament.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the decision taken by the University\u2019s Council on August 3, 2018, the university will be named after one of the illustrious sons of the region, Professor K.A Busia after the decision had received Parliamentary approval,\u201d he stated amidst applause.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Akufo Addo also eulogized Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia for his immense contribution towards the country\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flagstaff House renamed Jubilee House\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ROpyKd6vbXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A representative of the Wenchi Traditional Council,\u00a0 the hometown of the late K.A Busia, Akyeamehene Nana Damoah Koasane Adese-Poku Kofabaye thanked the university and the President for the honour done to their son.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Energy and Natural Resources is among four Universities chosen by the government to be renamed in the Public University Bill proposed by Cabinet and passed by Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The other universities are\u00a0University of Development Studies, the University of Professional Studies Accra, and the University of Health and Allied Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) was established by an Act of Parliament, Act 830, 2011 on December 31, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a daughter of Dr. Busia, in a <strong>Citi News<\/strong> interview, said it would be more befitting to rename the University of Ghana after her father.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere is a university that should have been named after him, it is called the University of Ghana, Legon. He was the first African professor there. He established the sociology department; he incorporated the African studies department in sociology, Today when you go to Legon, there is an African studies department named after Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, who the University of Science and Technology is [already] named after,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani in the Bono Region will soon be renamed to honour the memory of former Prime Minister of the Second Republic, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia. This was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday. 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