The Vice-Chancellor,Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has showered encomium on students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) for acquitting themselves admirably on campus devoid of agitations.
According to him, the exemplary behaviour by the students lent credence to the feat chalked up by the university as the topmost ranked in Ghana and West Africa.
“I will say our students are well-behaved among all students in the country. So far campus has been so peaceful. So if today UCC is the top ranked university in Ghana and West Africa and fourth in Africa, we could not have achieved this feat if we have not gotten the support of the students,” said the visibly elated Vice-Chancellor.
Prof. Boampong gave the commendations during the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected executives of the Students; Representative Council (SRC), UCC Local Chapter of National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG-UCC) held at the Academic Board Chamber.
Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, the Vice-Chancellor, and some top university officials with executives of SRC and GRASAG.
While congratulating the new executives on their election and inauguration, he promised to keep an open door policy to address the concerns of students to ensure harmonious relationship between management and student leadership.
Prof. Boampong assured the new leadership of the support of his office to ensure their term in office was a success.
The Vice-Chancellor appealed to the new elected officers to support the executive management of the University to put up a new hostel on campus to solve the perennial challenges students face with securing accomodation.
The seven-member executive of the SRC comprised the President, Vincent Kojo Siabi; Vice-President Gertrude Addo; General Secretary, Esther Obeng;SRC Co-odinating Secretary, Franklina Yarkey; Treasurer, Anthony Yeboah; Women’s Commissioner, Hawa Awudu, and Public Relations Officer, Abdulai Issifu.
Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame - Registrar
The new officers took the oath of office administered by the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame.
The SRC President, Mr. Vincent Kojo Siabi, in his inaugural speech, expressed appreciation to the students for the confidence and trust reposed in him.
Vincent Kojo Siabi - SRC President
He congratulated the immediate past executives led by Latif Lawrence Jorhowie, for their hardwork.
Mr. Siabi gave assurance to continue the uncompleted works of the old administration to improve the quality of life of students and asked for the support of all to succeed in his tenure.
At the ceremony, the executives of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Chapter (GRASAG-UCC) were sworn into office.
They were: President, Kwabena Agyepong; Vice-President, Miriam Frimpong; Secretary, Eugenia Afi Opare ; Treasurer, Christmal George Kpodo; Organiser, Dominic Kabutey; Financial Secretary, Alfred Andoh ; Public Relations Officer, Linus Mensah-Monnie and Women’s Commissioner, Frederica Ozoki, were the newly sworn executives.
Mr. Kwabena Agyepong,for his part, pledged to justify the trust placed in him and worked to promote the welfare of postgraduate students during his tenure.
Mr. Kwabena Agyepong- GRASAG-UCC President