The Labour Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed a suit filed by the dismissed Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, UEW Professor Mawutor Avoke, seeking to overturn his removal.
Prof Avoke is challenging his removal as Vice Chancellor, arguing that the processes used in getting him out were illegal.
This comes days after the new vice-chancellor, Rev. Prof. Fr. Anthony Afful-Broni was inducted into office.
Speaking to Citi News, the lawyer for the defendants and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo Markin, said the court ruling affirmed the fact that Prof.
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This means “lawyers for the applicants, in this case, Professor Atuguba and company, must stop their emotional attacks in the media, stop tribal comments and concentrate on the law,†Mr Afenyo Markin added.
Ahead of the induction ceremony for Afful-Broni, Professor Raymond Atuguba had claimed that ethnocentric sentiments led to the removal of Prof. Avoke.
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“When a change of government occurred in January 2017, a certain cabal (for lack of a better word) that is associated with Winneba saw this as an opportunity to change principal officers of the University of Education, Winneba. After acting asÂ
It would be recalled that the Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba Professor Mawutor Avoke and four others were recently dismissed based on recommendations by the governing council of the university.
Professor Mawutor Avoke, the Finance Officer,Â