Otumfuo settles KNUST VC reappointment issue

The Asantehene and Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has stepped in to resolve the dispute over the Vice-Chancellor’s reappointment.
According to information gathered, the plaintiffs have agreed to withdraw their suits in court.
During a meeting convened on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Otumfuo’s request, Isaac Mensah, a staff member of the KNUST Stores Department, and Clement Ohene Asare, a KNUST alumnus, both of whom had filed separate lawsuits at the Kumasi High Court against the university’s Governing Council and the Vice-Chancellor, consented to withdraw their cases.

Legal challenge

The legal challenges were to contest the procedure by which the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson, got a two-year extension after completing her first term on August 1, 2024.
The plaintiffs claimed that, the Governing Council had committed a procedural error in approving the extension, failing to follow the regulations stipulated in KNUST’s governing constitution.
After hearing the plaintiffs’ concerns, Otumfuo urged them to withdraw the lawsuits to avoid disruptions to the university’s academic activities and ensure the institution’s smooth functioning while he works to address any unresolved issues.