The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutuwm is set to meet the management of some public universities, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), and the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) today, Thursday, January 5, 2023, over disconcertment against increment of fees.
The meeting is convened in response to complaints from the student body that public universities had increased tuition fees beyond the 15% threshold authorized by Parliament.
However, the management of UG has justified its decision to increase fees.
The National Union of Ghana Students’ International Relations Secretary, Oppong Kyekyeku, revealed in a statement prior to the meeting that “they will explore the 1992 constitution to seek redress to the matter.”
Meanwhile, Kwasi Kwarteng, the Education Ministry’s Public Relations officer, expressed optimism that the meeting would result in a consensus.
“The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, has once again intervened and has invited the universities in question. We have the University of Ghana (UG), the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and some other public universities. So we have extended an invitation to them, hopefully, we will meet them together with GTEC this Thursday [January 5, 2023. The entire aim is to be able to find a lasting solution or resolve this issue,” the Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry,” said in a Citi News interview.