The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), per the Registrar, Isaac Berko, has filed its case against the claims of Prof. Rexford Assasie Oppong, the head of the Department of Architecture at KNUST, who is seeking a court order to invalidate the actions taken by the fact-finding committee and to prohibit the implementation of the Vice Chancellor’s directive.
The action by Professor Rexford Assasie Oppong centers on allegations of improper disciplinary procedures and breaches of university regulations.
It seeks a range of legal remedies, including an injunction against the implementation of a directive issued by the vice chancellor based on the recommendations of the committee in question.
In a statement of case in opposition to the claims filed by Nene Ahuma K. Korda, Esq., solicitor for the respondent university on October 21, 2024 KNUST argued that the Ampadu Fact-Finding Committee was established as a fact-finding committee (and not a disciplinary committee) to determine whether a prima facie case existed against the applicant.
It said the Vice Chancellor has the power under Statute 12 of the KNUST Statutes to set up a fact-finding committee.
The respondent said the committee acted within its powers and followed the proper procedures in conducting its investigations and stressed that the recommendations were appropriate and in accordance with the regulations of the university.
It further contends that the applicant was not denied a fair hearing and that there was no breach of natural justice.
The respondent has therefore submitted that the applicant’s application is misconceived and should be dismissed because it lacks merit.
A Kumasi High Court, presided over by His Lordship Justice Frederick Tetteh, sits on the matter today (October 25, 2024) to determine the legalities.
