THE Deputy Minister in charge of Higher Education, Dr J.S. Annan, has inaugurated the University for Development Studies (UDS) governing council in Tamale.
The 14-member council is being chaired by the Director-General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Abdulai Salifu.
Other members of the council include the Kumbung-Naa Yiri II, Professor Thomas Bayorbor, Dr Steven Ayidiya, Dr Gamel Nasser, Hajia Fati Seidu and Chief Awudu Abukari.
The rest are the acting V.C. of the UDS, Professor K.S. Nokoe, Dr Seidu Alhassan and Mr Michael King.
The deputy minister urged members of the council to expedite action on the appointment of a substantive vice chancellor for the university that had been led by an acting V.C. for some years now.
For his part, Professor Nokoe explained that the inauguration of the council had been delayed following some outstanding issues and challenges that confronted the university.
The vice chancellor, however, stated that in spite of those challenges, the management of the institution had stood its grounds to ensure that the core functions of the university to attain its mandate were on track.
On behalf of members of the council, Dr Salifu expressed appreciation to the government for the confidence reposed in them and promised to live up to expectation by working within their job specification of ensuring academic excellence.
He, however, advocated for peaceful and harmonious academic environment and also called for the needed support and co-operation among all stakeholders of the UDS for accelerated growth of the university.
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