Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor, the former Member of Parliament for Manyhia and Minister of Defence, has been sworn in as the first Chancellor of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) since 2016 when the Kumasi Polytechnic was converted to a university.
The Chairman of the University Council, Prof. Ben Baffoe-Bonnie, during the swearing in ceremony last Friday, noted that under the leadership of Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor the University would seek to continue to produce graduates who are critical thinkers.
He described Dr. Addo Kufuor as an illustrious son of the land, and a perfect candidate to serve as Chancellor of the great institution. He explained that the choice of Dr. Addo Kufuor followed the recommendation of a search party, in line with the status of the university.
According to him, it would take a man of great integrity, disciplined and vision oriented to lead KsTU towards its purpose of empowering Ghana’s economy and reducing unemployment among university graduates.
Prof Baffoe-Bonnie commended the university community and all those who played various roles in the selection process.
The Vice- President, Dr. Alhaji Muhammad Bawumia, described the new Chancellor as a man of integrity, was and glad that he was the first Chancellor of KsTU, and advised him to continue to make the University one of the best in Africa and beyond.
Dr. Bawumiah hoped that KsTU, under the leadership of Dr. Addo Kufuor, was going to bring out highly trained technicians to move the nation forward, and gave an assurance of the government’s commitment to technical education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor pledged to provide all the necessary support and assistance to the Council, Faculties and administration required to transform the University into one of the topmost institutions for development training in Ghana.
He commended the government for establishing the numerous TVET institutions and called for closer collaboration between the academia and artisans of Suame magazine in Kumasi for solutions to mechanical problems to enhance the automobile industry.
