A 16-member Council for the University of Ghana has been inaugurated to govern the affairs of the school.

The Council, which will be chaired by Prof. Yaw Twumasi was inaugurated today at the University of Ghana by the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

A letter signed by the Office of the President and signed by the Chief of Staff, Frema Opare named the members of the Council including 5 presidential nominees.

The Council is made up of 11 representatives of the various stakeholders including the Students’ Representative Council (SRC), University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Tertiary Education Workers’ Union (TEWU).

The inauguration follows series of complaints by various education stakeholders over the non-existence of a Governing Council for the various public Universities in the country after the expiration of the term of the previous Council.