The Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, has called for greater appreciation of civic education and responsibilities among Ghanaians. Better understanding and adherence to fundamental civic rights and responsibilities he noted will go a long way to forestall some of the nasty incidents of violence reported in some parts of the country.
The Vice President was speaking at the 39th Congregation of the University of Cape Coast, in the Central Region. Alhaji Aliu particularly asked the graduates and tertiary students in general to get involved in educating the populace to appreciate that political rivals are not enemies. Elections, he pointed out, also need not be bloody, but rather peaceful processes for choosing a leader for democratic governance.
The Vice President maintained that despite the virtual daily demand for accreditation, government, however, is determined not to compromise quality education. He revealed that under the Education Sector Development Project, government is seeking a World Bank Credit for the Polytechnics. The Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Professor Emmanuel Addow-Obeng, announced the introduction of a gender policy in the university to deal with sexual harassment of all students on campus. The policy, he added, is also aimed at achieving gender equity in student intake by lowering the cut-off points for some programmes in favour of female students.
A total of seven thousand, two hundred and ninety-nine students received certificates, diplomas, bachelors and post-graduate degrees. The congregation marks the last for Rev. Prof. Addo-Obeng, after seven years as Vice Chancellor of University.
