Polytechnics Council dissolved

The Ministry of Education, on Thursday announced that the various Councils of the Polytechnics with the exception of those of Wa and Bolgatanga were dissolved.

An official statement signed by Nana K. C Appiah-Num, a Director at the Ministry, said, "the term of office of the Councils expired and government is in the process of reconstituting the Councils of the Polytechnics."

The dissolution followed the upgrading of Polytechnics to tertiary status and the need to reconstitute a governing Council to oversee their development. Accordingly, the various constituencies with representations on the Councils should submit or reconfirm their nominations to the Executive Secretary, National Council for Tertiary Education on or before Friday, 7 February 2003, it added.