ET Mensah chairs Accra Poly
The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Accra Polytechnic, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, has been sworn in with a call on him and the council to guarantee the smooth running of the institution without impediments.
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The ceremony became necessary following the swearing-in of the council on December 1, 2014 without a chairman.
Functions
In a speech read on her behalf, the Minister of Education, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, said the council was expected to, among other functions, “oversee the internal organisation of the polytechnic, including the establishment, variation and supervision of academic divisions, departments and facilities of the polytechnic”.
She said it was the function of the council to determine the overall educational mission and programmes for the furtherance of the institution.
The minister added that it was the responsibility of the council to prescribe the terms and conditions for admission of a person selected for a course of study organised by the polytechnic as well as manage the fiances and fixed assets of the institution.
“I, therefore, urge the council and management to be circumspect in the performance of their roles so as to foster the needed collaboration for the effective governance of the polytechnic,” she said.
Response
Responding, Mr Mensah expressed his profound gratitude to the President through the Minister of Education for the honour to serve.
He assured him that the council would work within the confines of the law and said it would work together to lift the image of the polytechnic.
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Mr Mensah wondered why the polytechnic had allowed itself to be hemmed in, saying that the council, together with managers of the polytechnic, would consider looking outside for space.