Concern students of the University Of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)? has responded to publications carried in the media about the construction of the ultra-modern facilities such as the hostel complex and the lecture theatres.
According to a press release issued by UPSA, “Unpretentiously, the construction of the ultra-modern facilities such as the hostel complex and the lecture theatres was in fact, a contract between the then intercontinental bank now Access bank and the contractors and not awarded by management to any company that the vice chancellor and the brother are shareholders. The school was only acting as the supervisory body, it is only the library complex which was awarded by management and due process was followed. Per our investigations, we realised that there has not been any instance where lecturers were denied their appropriate allowances.”
In the same vein, it stated, exams invigilators are always paid the supposed allowances and not 10percent of it per our checks and records. As a matter of fact, there was not any instance where lecturers finance the printing of mid-semester papers and other relevant documents themselves.
“Also we were very thrilled to bring to the notices of the ??so called?? former senior member and the public that the positions of the Deans and Head of department (HOD?s) are rotational and not what is alleged. As a matter of? fact and principle the Dean of the graduate school(Prof. Goski Alabi) is more than the word competent to even be the VC?s of any university? in the world per her qualifications, capacity and the success she chalked for the university and also it was by her technical competences that she became the Dean but not based on the whims and caprices of the VC.by this virtue whoever says UPSA is run/managed like a family property by the VC and the wife is pure envy and hatred for the hardworking couples.”
“…Interestingly enough, we wish to also inform the public that UPSA remains one of the most discipline university abiding strictly to the rules and regulations of the National Accreditation Board (NAB) and the university has not in any case fall short to the rules and regulations of the National Accreditation Board (NAB) as well as the university regulations since its inception. Thus the issue of MBA holders teaching MBA students is not the case with UPSA and we can also boast that all our lecturers are high class professionals in their field as well as experienced.”
According to them, their? great university remains one of the most leading public university producing able and competent business professionals in the history of Africa and the world at large, and that “It?s high time we respect the integrity and the credibility of the learned scholar, Prof. Joshua Alabi in our great university. Indeed the vice chancellor is a person whose inputs to the development of our university can never be overlooked in the history of UPSA and it is by merit that the vice chancellor is being commended by non-governmental organizations(NGO?s) and the media as well and all his achievement are practical.”
“This notwithstanding, we challenge anyone who has a contrary view should come out boldly to proof to us and the whole world. To our colleague students, let us not allow certain individuals who cannot inculcate ethical thinking within themselves to be tarnishing the image of our great university as well as our able and gallant vice chancellor as well. We are assuring the Ministry of Education, the National Accreditation Board, stakeholders and the general public that UPSA still remains the centre of excellence when it comes to professionalism. Thank you all, for this is the absolute truth and nothing else.”
