4th August, 2016

The Daily Graphic calls on public universities to keep to their core mandate rather than straying into the training of graduates who become unemployed. The paper notes that the country needs more scientists, agronomists and technicians and highly qualified teachers to help turn the economy around. Hence, it finds it more worrying as institutions such as the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) offer courses in Business Administration, Law and Communication Studies rather than science subjects for which it was established. The Graphic therefore calls on the National Accreditation Board, NAB and the National Council for Tertiary Education, to play their roles effectively to ensure that the universities are on track to help find solutions to the country’s development dilemma. 

The Ghanaian Times describes as unhealthy the diversion of donations meant for prison inmates by some wardens. According to the Paper, the practice which is complained about by both officers and inmates on the quite, took the Chairman of the Prisons Service Council, Reverend Dr Stephen Wengam to issue a warning letter to all the prisons in a bid to stop the practice. It says the act puts the Service in the bad light since the daily stipend given for food is woefully inadequate and the donations are expected to supplement it. It is therefore inappropriate for the officers to divert the donations for their personal use and deny the prisoners what is due them.

The Daily Heritage urges all political parties to welcome the e-transmission of the electoral results by the EC. The paper says the world is moving forward and IT is also developing. It says the e-transmission will bring about transparency and accessible results. The Heritage says as the clock ticks for the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections is hopes consensus will be built to herald the electoral processes. The paper advises the EC to continue its engagements with the political parties for a peaceful 2016 general election.

GBC