THE EXECUTIVES of the National Alumni Association of the University for Development Studies (UDS) are demanding for the head of Joy Fm’s Ato Kwamena Dadzie for allegedly insulting and downgrading the northern premier university (UDS) by allegedly describing it as an institution occupied by goats and sheep.
With specific reference to Monday November 15 edition of Joy Fm’s newspaper review segment on the Super Morning Show, the Executives who are threatening to take a legal action against Joy Fm and Ato Kwamena Dadzie, have asked for an immediate retraction and an unqualified apology for his alleged unguided comment.
The National President of the UDS Alumni Association, Mr. Felix Abagale expressed the sentiments at a news conference organized at the Nyankpala campus of the University for Development Studies.
“University for Development Studies (UDS): is this a University? University indeed! University with Goats and Sheep” The above statements were made on Monday, 15th November, 2010 edition of the “News Paper Review” show of Joy Fm in the morning around 6:30 to 6:45 am. These comments emanated as a result of a news paper publication to the effect that, the former President Rawlings and his Wife were not interested in leading the NDC but were only interested in bettering the living conditions of the people. When the host of the programme mentioned the University for Development Studies (UDS) as one of the achievements of the former President Rawlings in his attempt to better the living conditions of the people of the north, Ato Kwamina Dadzie in his usual annoyingly arrogant manner of rebutting the comment of the host made these disgusting comments. While we cannot prevent him from attacking or expressing his opinions publicly, we wish to state categorically that, he cannot hide under these “artificial canopies” to make such disparaging comments about our great Alma Mater, University for Development Studies (UDS). First of all, my question is, are the students, workers and for that matter the human beings who work on the university`s campuses that are the goats or sheep? The members remarked.
“We the National Executives of the University for Development Studies Alumni Association therefore request the withdrawal of those unpalatable words used by Ato Kwamena Dadzie in his description of our university which has gained International repute” Felix emphasized.
Mr. Felix Abagale categorically stated that the University for Development Studies had produced graduates of good standing who have been placed in all sectors of the Ghanaian economy.
He therefore challenged Ato Kwamena Dadzie to learn about the UDS which he said was established in May 1992 by (PNDC Law 279) and accredited by the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to run approved programmes at all levels.
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