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Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, has assured his Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, that the KNUST Teaching Hospital, which has been left uncompleted for almost 18 years, will be completed.
She made the promise during the 58th Special Congregation of KNUST, which was also graced by King Mswati III.
For many years work on the iconic KNUST teaching hospital project has stalled
The major setback has been funding
Consistently, his majesty the Asantehene has pushed for the completion of the project to ease congestion at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
The project was officially commenced in 2007 in the erstwhile John Agyekum Kuffour regime, while phase one of the facility remains stalled up to date.
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II wants the project completed
“Normally I choose times like this to talk about issues about the university but I will talk about my teaching hospital.My teaching hospital is still not finished ,even though there has been tremendous progress.I am passionate about the this project because of the perculiar purpose it is meant to serve. Completing this hospital,it will complement the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital in training medical and allied health students”,he stated.
Speaking at the 58th Special Congregation at the KNUST, Vice president Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang assured the Asantehene, the current administration will complete the project.
“Nana Chancellor you spoke about the completion of the teaching hospital ,that’s a really important point.I want to assure you that i will take this to president and I know there won’t be any doubt”,she disclosed.
Special guest of honor, his Majesty King Mswati, the King of the Republic Eswatini, used the occasion to advise the students to leverage on the global change and adapt to solve problems using technology and artificial intelligence.
He urged graduates to apply their knowledge to create jobs and change society.
“The world is changing,so adapt the use of critical thinking ,technology and artificial intelligence to solve problems”,he said.
The 58th Special Congregation consists of over 8000 graduates, with over 3000 being undergraduates and over 4,965 postgraduates.
By Enock Baffoe/uniquenewsgh.com
