Court gives judgement in UST-VC case on July 23

Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 10th June ?99

Judgement would be given on July 23 in the case in which Professor Albert Owusu-Sarpong, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has sued the UST and its Council over the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor.

Mr Justice Gilbert Mensah Quaye made this known on Wednesday after counsel for Prof. Owusu-Sarpong and the KNUST had completed their submissions.

Both lawyers made references to the 1992 Constitution and agreed that the court has jurisdiction to try the case.

They were of the view that none of their references called for matters relating to the enforcement or interpretation of the Constitution.

Sometime last year, Prof Owusu-Sarpong filed a writ at the court to seek a declaration to enforce the KNUST and KNUST Council's convention for the appointment of a vice-chancellor.

This was after the KNUST Council was alleged to have decided to vote on three short-listed candidates, who had applied for the vacant post after the tenure of office of Professor Eugene H. Amonoo-Neizer.

The three candidates were, Prof Owusu-Sarpong, Prof. J. S. K. Ayim, dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Prof. George Wereko Brobby, dean of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) of the KNUST.