Death threats won’t stop us – Tutors tell Kintampo youth

Lecturers at the Kintampo College of health say they will not give up on their fight for a further probe into the mismanagement of funds by the suspended director of the school, Prof. Adu-Oppong Ahmed despite threats on their lives.

Tension mounted at the College of Health and Well-Being at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region following the directive for the Director of the College Professor Adu-Oppong Ahmed to hand over to his vice.

A letter signed by the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu asked the director of the College to hand over to the Vice Principal, Mr Saka Allotey after a fact finding Committee commenced investigations into allegations of mismanagement of funds from Tutors in the institution.

After the investigations from the Fact Finding Committee the Director, Professor Adu-Oppong has been instructed to hand over for further investigations to be conducted.

The letter signed by the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang- Manu, Says “Based on the strength of the report, I have decided to request that you step aside to pave way for further investigations to be conducted into the operations of the College. This directive takes effect from Monday 9th October 2017. You are requested to hand over your duties as the Director of the College to Mr. Saka Allotey the Vice Principal who will act as the Director of the College.”

Meanwhile, a group calling itself the Concerned Youth of Kintampo led by Mohammed Harun and other sympathizers of Prof. Adu-Oppong have chided the Ministry of Health for their directive as they believe that the Fact Finding Committee has not treated the director fairly.

Leader of the youth Mohhamed Harun noted that the director has done a lot to transform the College to the standard it is today.

He revealed that the director has over the years operated an open administration and in the process won the admiration and support of the indigenes of Kintampo.

Following the directive youth of Kintampo have invaded the campus of College of Health at Kintampo to protest against the decision by the Health ministry and also pasted names of tutors they want transferred from the school.

Speaking in an interview with Otec FM’s Evans Agyei Sikapa, one of the tutors who led the call for the sack of the college’s director Mr. Peter Tadi says until the fight is won, they rest not.

”Even though there has been threats on our lives since the directive arrived from the health ministry, we are not perturbed but we are waiting for the final report from the labour commission and ministry of health from their investigation and will after know the next step,” he added.

Mr. Tadi however intimated that tutors have vowed not to attend classes until proper security is provided to avert violent attacks on their lives by the angry youth of the area.

Source: otecfmghana.com/Evans Agyei Sikapa