KNUST VC reappointment

The recent re-appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology could suffer a setback following the filing of a court injunction. An alumnus of the University, Kofi Clement Ohene Asare, has filed an order of interlocutory injunction seeking to thwart the second term appointment of Prof. Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson, which effectively commences on August 1, 2024. He cites breaches of the University’s Statutes in the reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor supervised by the former Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, who is the Chairperson of the University’s Council. According to the applicant, the procedure for the appointment…