Lydia Alhassan donates car, motorbikes to University of Ghana

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan has donated a car and two motorbikes to the University of Ghana.

The MP extended this gesture as part of measures to help the University of Ghana and the Ghana Police Service beef up security to deal with the challenges on campus.

According to the MP, the donations are to aid in increasing the visibility of security and enhanced security patrols on campus. She intimated to the leadership of the University that she is committed and willing to do everything in her power to augment the efforts of the University in dealing with security challenges on campus.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu together with some members of the University authority were present to receive the donation on behalf of the school.

Prior to the donation, the Member of Parliament had already facilitated the presentation of 1000 streetlights to the university as part of a strategy to end the threats on the lives of the students on campus.

The National Youth Organizer of the NPP Henry Nana Boakye who accompanied the MP acknowledged the importance of the University of Ghana as a strategic institution whose security concerns should be the utmost priority of the country. He also commended the university for its sterling contribution toward the production of quality human capital as well as good leaders for the country. He also assured the leadership of the University of the support and dedication of the NPP government led by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu thanked the Member of Parliament for her timely intervention and contributions to the University. He further acknowledged the contributions of the government towards the university and called for more of such interventions.

The main students' representatives of the University, SRC and GRASAG, led by Isaac Agyeman and Christian Atadika respectively expressed their gratitude to the Member of parliament and her team for coming to their aid and pledged their readiness to work with her for the betterment of the welfare of the students on campus.