A fresh injunction has been filed by one Isaac Mensah, to stop the extension of the term of office of the Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson.
This comes after an earlier one which is going to be heard by the court today, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
On June 20, 2024, KNUST formally declared the reappointment of Prof (Mrs) Dickson as Vice-Chancellor for an additional term.
During its 282nd routine meeting, the University Council approved the Committee’s proposal to prolong her term for another two years, starting from August 1, 2024, and ending on July 31, 2026.
The University Registrar, Ansah Boateng, confirmed the renewal in an official announcement distributed to the university community and the general public.
Following the declaration of the extension of the appointment of the Vice Chancellor, an alumni of the University said the Council did not follow due process in her reappointment.
In a notice of motion dated July 29, the applicant, Mensah, indicated that the extension was contrary to the “university’s statutes/laws and in clear breach of good reasoning.”
Meanwhile, the KNUST alumni community has urged the old student, the first applicant to withdraw the injunction against Prof Dickson.
Some unions in the university have also rallied for peace amid the legal dispute over the Vice-Chancellor’s term extension.
KNUST alumnus challenges reappointment of Akosua Dickson as Vice-Chancellor in court
