Social
media has gone wild with the ongoing debate whether the incumbent Vice
Chancellor of University of Education Winneba, Rev. Fr Prof. Anthony
Afful-Broni should step down for Prof. Mawutor Avoke after Supreme Court
quashed the judgement by the Winneba Court presided over by Justice George Atto
Mills - Graves.
Member
of Parliament of Efutu and lawyer
Alexander Afenyo Markins according to reports alleged to have mentioned that
Prof. Avoke’s dismissals together with four (4) others was in the interest of
the University when he rejected accusations from Lawyer Raymond Atuguba who
expressed that the government targeted Prof. Avoke on the basis of ethnicity according to Daily Graphic.
The
heated agreement on social and questions raised about a native occupying the VC
positions, raised several eyebrow of the general public which experts believe
are not necessary particularly on ethnicity. This and other comments prompted
the brother of Prof. Avoke to release his piece on social media.
Below:
Prof Mawutor Avoke's brother
writes:
I have been thinking of the
happenings at UEW. Let me start off with some historical capsules. In the
1960's my father who had completed University of Ghana, Legon was recruited to
go teach at the Advanced Teachers Training College. He later on became the head
of the history department. My mother was then a student at the Winneba
Specialist College.
We all grew up in Winneba as
babies and children. Since Mawutor and I were the older two, we spoke Efutu
fluently and had so many friends in town. Winneba was the only home we knew.
Later on my mother became a teacher at the Anglican primary school. I attended
Winneba prep school and Mawutor followed my mom to the primary school. We took
Winneba as our home until my father became a member of Parliament during the
Busia Regime. We then had to leave for Accra. However, three of my uncles and
aunties remained behind because they were attending Winneba secondary school
and John Boscos Middle school. We lived in Accra till Acheampong's coup and my
father and other MPs were kicked out of government.
Why am I saying all these? We have heard the
Efutu MP saying that UEW is for the local people. What I want to say is that we
have more roots in Winneba than the Efutu MP. In addition to haven lived in
Winneba for a long time, after Mawutor completed his graduate studies, he could
have gone to any University to work. However, because of our childhood days and
friends that we had made as kids, he decided to go to Winneba. Winneba Advance
and Specialist college later on became UEW.
Mind you, this was a period that the place was not attractive. And for a
young graduate to decide to go there meant a lot.
The Efutu MP , Afenyo probably
does not know that our father was also a Member of Parliament. Winneba meant so
much to us to the extent that it was always my first stop after I arrived in
Ghana from the USA. I use to, on pro bono basis teach students, assist faculty
with innovative ways to improve teaching and guided them through the
publication process into reputable journals in the USA. I can go on record to
have assisted several faculty members to get publications in USA journals that
were not predatory. We have spent more years in Winneba than even our village
in the Volta Region. Winneba was our first home. We have our official
residences in Winneba and we still have friends that we grew up with as kids.
For some people to all of a
sudden wake up because their ancestral spirits poured water on them to say that
Mawutor Avoke is not Efutu or Fanti enough to be VC is rather ridiculous and
insane. It is the thinking of those whose celebrum is filled with hate, envy
and tribalistic idiotic venum. Should Markins read this, he should know that
Mawutor came to Efutu land long before he was born. And should also know that,
once upon a time, our father was also a member of Parliament. But MP's do not
stay in power forever. It's only a matter of time that reality will hit you
like a hot brick on your face. Enjoy
torturing an innocent man.
Your days will surely come. Karma
is a bitch.
Meanwhile,
the Supreme Court presided by 5 Judges unanimously quashed the judgement, held
that, the High Court breached the rules of natural justice by failing to give
the defendant a fair hearing according to Daily Graphic
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