No more universities in Accra, K’si and T’di – Gov’t

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Toudy 11 years ago

That is a very useful order. Government must also check the use of farm land for estate development

That is a very useful order. Government must also check the use of farm land for estate development
YAWVI 11 years ago

SITE THEM IN VOLTA VILLAGES

SITE THEM IN VOLTA VILLAGES
DAVI 11 years ago

The baby with Sharp teeth should use his stolen money to develop his Region and STOP buying Patrol stations and properties in Accra.

The baby with Sharp teeth should use his stolen money to develop his Region and STOP buying Patrol stations and properties in Accra.
SARPONG 11 years ago

Stupid policy. The government should start this decentralization policy instead of forcing private investors in telling them where to invest.

Look at all the roads and overhead bridges being built in Accra. 80 percent of a ...
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Stupid policy. The government should start this decentralization policy instead of forcing private investors in telling them where to invest.

Look at all the roads and overhead bridges being built in Accra. 80 percent of all infrastructure development are done in the city of Accra.

Investors are going to invest where they will reap the biggest benefit and government cannot decide for them where to invest their money.
LARYEAH 11 years ago

THIS SILLY MAMAHA WAS TELLING PEOPLE TO BUY GHANA, WHILES HIS NDC LED PARLIAMENT WAS BUYING FROM CHINA. NOW THE SAME GOVERMENT IS TELLING US ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE STORY. SARPONG, YOUR ARE ALWAYS ON THE SPOT ON. WE NEED PEOPLE LI ...
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THIS SILLY MAMAHA WAS TELLING PEOPLE TO BUY GHANA, WHILES HIS NDC LED PARLIAMENT WAS BUYING FROM CHINA. NOW THE SAME GOVERMENT IS TELLING US ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE STORY. SARPONG, YOUR ARE ALWAYS ON THE SPOT ON. WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN GHANA. ASK FOR ME I AM MOPPING UP MY WORK TO GO TO GHANA.
CORNEY 11 years ago

Sarpong,keeping everything in these 3 towns is the reason why everybody wants to live in these places making life difficult for those who are already there.
The government gives license to people to invest in the country,the ...
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Sarpong,keeping everything in these 3 towns is the reason why everybody wants to live in these places making life difficult for those who are already there.
The government gives license to people to invest in the country,they can tell you no more license for investment in these areas,it is up to you to move elsewhere or you don't invest your money,this measure should not be limited to only universities it should be extended to other areas too.
They can extend the investments to the other smaller areas too to reduce the pressure on this already choked communities.
Paa Kwasi Thomas 11 years ago

Afua Sarpong, you are correct. That is why people are swept away whenever it rains in Accra.

Afua Sarpong, you are correct. That is why people are swept away whenever it rains in Accra.
Ghfuo: Be Ruthless, hang nyantakyi, N 11 years ago

I don't understand why the govt is making it possible for these private entities to get involved in tertiary education. Foolish! If you want to partner the govt in building universities, poly/training colleges in others regio ...
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I don't understand why the govt is making it possible for these private entities to get involved in tertiary education. Foolish! If you want to partner the govt in building universities, poly/training colleges in others regions in the country, fine . Govt continues to fail the people
Foreigner 11 years ago

The government can decide to place their own sponsored tertiary level institutions away from Accra but why force the private sector to do so? It's like the government forcing Shoprite to build their next store in the bush, 2 ...
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The government can decide to place their own sponsored tertiary level institutions away from Accra but why force the private sector to do so? It's like the government forcing Shoprite to build their next store in the bush, 200 miles from any city.

Private institutions are money making operations. They provide a service but need to make money. They want to be located where the people are located. For full-time students, it wouldn't matter much where the school is located but for part time students, it would be impossible to attend a school in Takwa but have their job in Accra (for example).
Boateng 11 years ago

I do not think the Government is forcing anyone. If it becomes an Act of Parliament then that is it. People can then decide if they want to build those institutions near my village so my village can also benefit from the ...
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I do not think the Government is forcing anyone. If it becomes an Act of Parliament then that is it. People can then decide if they want to build those institutions near my village so my village can also benefit from the windfall development.

Folks, that is why we have developed countries and we have Ghana! Why do you think everybody is moving to the cities?

Kofi 11 years ago

Establishmnet of private universities is an investment. Why should government determine where someone invests his money? The primary motive of establishing a private university by most investors is to make profit not to devel ...
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Establishmnet of private universities is an investment. Why should government determine where someone invests his money? The primary motive of establishing a private university by most investors is to make profit not to develop your village. Who would want to establish a university in a deprived area? How is the school going to attract faculty and students? In Ghana, everything happens in Accra and Kumasi, so why should universities be different? How many universities has Ghana government sited in rural areas?
Kofi 11 years ago

why western region with on one university at Tarkwa?

why western region with on one university at Tarkwa?
ghanaman 11 years ago

The government must consider the use of incentives to encourage location of universities in areas other than Greater Accra, Ashanti and Western regions.

The government must consider the use of incentives to encourage location of universities in areas other than Greater Accra, Ashanti and Western regions.
ESI MANSA 11 years ago

There is no university in Takoradi,Ablakwa.

There is no university in Takoradi,Ablakwa.
Muscatela 11 years ago

Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) at Windy Ridge.

Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) at Windy Ridge.
OMANBA 11 years ago

If you want a cheap first and second class upper degrees come to Ghana..What is Ghana Technology University College? Rubbish!!!!

If you want a cheap first and second class upper degrees come to Ghana..What is Ghana Technology University College? Rubbish!!!!
anna 11 years ago

stupid talk do what is necessary

stupid talk do what is necessary
Boateng 11 years ago

That is heads up, my friend.

That is heads up, my friend.
kk 11 years ago

They are doing business in A FREE MARKET ECONOMY.It is up to goverment to stop choping state money and create value in education. Ablakwa and co must think well.

They are doing business in A FREE MARKET ECONOMY.It is up to goverment to stop choping state money and create value in education. Ablakwa and co must think well.
Boateng 11 years ago

A free market economy with some direction. Over population and concerntration creates pressure on those cities and the inhabitants of the people and the Government.

This is part of economic planning, it must not stop wit ...
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A free market economy with some direction. Over population and concerntration creates pressure on those cities and the inhabitants of the people and the Government.

This is part of economic planning, it must not stop with this but must involve all sectors of the economy.

Issa NR 11 years ago

What is wrong with this boy check facts before coming out NO UNIVERSITY IN T' DI

What is wrong with this boy check facts before coming out NO UNIVERSITY IN T' DI
Pappa 11 years ago

Move MOE to Wa, ACGD to Kumasi etc etc. Relocate the department of Sociology and Political Science of the UG to Bolga and see how development would come

Move MOE to Wa, ACGD to Kumasi etc etc. Relocate the department of Sociology and Political Science of the UG to Bolga and see how development would come
avor 11 years ago

Yes I think for once you got it right. Push that policy through and also ensure that business programmes are not over duplicated. They should consider the applied sciences. Don't attempt to change the polytechnics into techn ...
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Yes I think for once you got it right. Push that policy through and also ensure that business programmes are not over duplicated. They should consider the applied sciences. Don't attempt to change the polytechnics into technical universities. Let them remain as polytechnics and abide by their mandate. Learn not to plan education on a political platform.
Ogbomosho King Kong 11 years ago

For once govt has put on the thinking cup.
However 2 points need to be made clear.
Govt should still kee an eye and not leave education in the hands of businessmen as commercialisation of education can be suicidal for the ...
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For once govt has put on the thinking cup.
However 2 points need to be made clear.
Govt should still kee an eye and not leave education in the hands of businessmen as commercialisation of education can be suicidal for the nation's future.
Also Govt should know that students will need to travel to these universities if they are set up in rural areas and roads and other infrasructure are necessary pre-requisite and it is government's responsibility to provide them if they are serious about this policy.
Joe Turkey 11 years ago

The government should, as a matter of urgency, stop ministers and government officials from posting official documents, messages and responses on their Facebook walls. This is nonsense. Facebook is a social media and must be ...
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The government should, as a matter of urgency, stop ministers and government officials from posting official documents, messages and responses on their Facebook walls. This is nonsense. Facebook is a social media and must be use as such. They can post messages for their girlfriends and boyfriends, but not messages meant for Ghanaians.
akos 11 years ago

It is because you don't vision to create job for the youth of Ghana. The problem is not private universities that are causing unemployment, but because you people who are in power are visionless.

It is because you don't vision to create job for the youth of Ghana. The problem is not private universities that are causing unemployment, but because you people who are in power are visionless.
ASEM 11 years ago

GOOD, YOU SHOULD DECENTRALIZE THE GOVT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY TOO. EVERYTHING IS FIRST SENT TO ACCRA FIRST.

GOOD, YOU SHOULD DECENTRALIZE THE GOVT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY TOO. EVERYTHING IS FIRST SENT TO ACCRA FIRST.
Ibn Batuta 11 years ago

If the hinterlands lack reliable water supply, electricity and hospitals why should major institutions be sited there. This kind of ad hoc thinking is the bane of development in most developing nations. The government must fi ...
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If the hinterlands lack reliable water supply, electricity and hospitals why should major institutions be sited there. This kind of ad hoc thinking is the bane of development in most developing nations. The government must first decentralize itself and provide adequate infrastructure in all regions before it can make such utterances
Dick 11 years ago

This is a piece of wise thinking.
Where in Accra could a new university be built. The city is ill-planned,.too congested, and dirty.

This is a piece of wise thinking.
Where in Accra could a new university be built. The city is ill-planned,.too congested, and dirty.
Truth 11 years ago

Universisities are located where there are available infrastructure and basic ammenities and must be accessible etc. So the idea is childish. Rather there must be a wholesale moratorioum on these "high schools" parading as un ...
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Universisities are located where there are available infrastructure and basic ammenities and must be accessible etc. So the idea is childish. Rather there must be a wholesale moratorioum on these "high schools" parading as universities

NOBLE MAN 11 years ago

DON'T GO THIS WAY IS A BAD MOVE, RATHER GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEUTRALISED IT BY SET UP SOME IN THE DEPRIVE REGIONS

DON'T GO THIS WAY IS A BAD MOVE, RATHER GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEUTRALISED IT BY SET UP SOME IN THE DEPRIVE REGIONS
Kofi 11 years ago

Much as I think there may be too many substandard univerisities in Accra, I don't think it the business of government to tell an enterpreneur where to site his school. If a school is sited some where and it is not protifitabl ...
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Much as I think there may be too many substandard univerisities in Accra, I don't think it the business of government to tell an enterpreneur where to site his school. If a school is sited some where and it is not protifitable, it is a decision for the management and not the government. On what basis is government going to determine whether or not the number of schools in an area is sufficient or adequate? Maybe, it is time to put the ministry of education under competent management and not those jokers we now have.
Sam 11 years ago

It's not government's business determining where private universities be sited. An investor has the right to site his business anywhere. Mahamah are you serious?

It's not government's business determining where private universities be sited. An investor has the right to site his business anywhere. Mahamah are you serious?
Paa Joe 11 years ago

HAVE THE MANY UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA MADE A ''DENT'''TO THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF GHANA.

GRADUATES PAST AND PRESENT HAVE ONLY LOOKED TO THE GOVERNMENT TO CATER FOR THEM.

HAVE THE MANY UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA MADE A ''DENT'''TO THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF GHANA.

GRADUATES PAST AND PRESENT HAVE ONLY LOOKED TO THE GOVERNMENT TO CATER FOR THEM.
Dr Robert K Glah 11 years ago

Gov duty to create enabling environment for private investors in both the city and rural areas.

Laize faire, based on Gov regulation of the private sector for the benefit of development, is good for all.

Right move! Gov ...
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Gov duty to create enabling environment for private investors in both the city and rural areas.

Laize faire, based on Gov regulation of the private sector for the benefit of development, is good for all.

Right move! Gov should extend infrastructure, eg electricity and roads to rural areas.

There is no EVIDENCE that IMF free market without Gov control is development oriented for all: it benefits only the rich and leaves the poor in the cold.
OMANBA 11 years ago

We have too many universities in Ghana and it is high time some of them are closed down.Some of the varisities are just money-making institutions for their owners.And where are the job avenues for these conveyor belt graduate ...
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We have too many universities in Ghana and it is high time some of them are closed down.Some of the varisities are just money-making institutions for their owners.And where are the job avenues for these conveyor belt graduates?
Pusiga Naaba 11 years ago

Stupidity abounds.Listen up, a private institution should and must be set up where the founders decide viable and not decided by the govt. What has the govt. done to decentralise things in GHana, Every thing is congregated in ...
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Stupidity abounds.Listen up, a private institution should and must be set up where the founders decide viable and not decided by the govt. What has the govt. done to decentralise things in GHana, Every thing is congregated in Accra, the capital.Accra is now so congested. when Busia asked for a federation pre Independence, he was right. When he came back and formed Regional Development corporations he was again right. We should form regional segements in the country so that every region will develop their regional capital based on what they need and not what some idiot sitting in Accra think they need. This will promote competition among the rigions to develop. and industry,schools will follow to the regions based on their developments. If any region is corrupt and loot regional developments funds, right there you can see. If region X can do so and so with S5m, why cant region Z do same. It will promote a healthy competion among the regions and all this corruption will go away. Accra will be less congested and all the regional centers will develop. People , think outside the box and stop keeping busy with "create , loot and share to become instant millionaires.
Kwame 11 years ago

This is bull shit. An investor cannot be pushed where to put his investment!!!

This is bull shit. An investor cannot be pushed where to put his investment!!!
ASSINMAN BA, COLUMBUS, OHIO 11 years ago

Clueless Minister Ablakwa. Can you please tell me the location of university at Takoradi? otwe!

Clueless Minister Ablakwa. Can you please tell me the location of university at Takoradi? otwe!
the lone crudader 11 years ago

This is long overdued if we have visionious leaders not only thinking of elections their party and their bellies but ghana

This is long overdued if we have visionious leaders not only thinking of elections their party and their bellies but ghana

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