BTU Senior Staff Kick Against Poor Management 

Senior staff members of BTU say they are disappointed by the poor management of the institution ever since it was converted to a university

BTU Senior Staff Kick Against Poor Management 
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Some senior staff members of the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) have expressed their disappointment over the managerial challenges facing the university after the conversion of the former Bolgatanga Polytechnic to a Technical University in April 2020.

They expected that the conversion will create an opportunity for new blood to be introduced into the management of the institution in order to help fulfill its mandate. 
However, shortly after the draft statutes were approved; the Council went ahead to advertise principal positions even before the Search Committee(s) and other committees of the University such as convocation and the academic board which were to nominate members to the search committee(s) were reconstituted.

Considering the fact that the Council has limited time left, coupled with the issues   the Local Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) became suspicious about the genuineness of the intention of the Council. 

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) was therefore petitioned to intervene and ensure sanity.

The GTEC responded advising TUTAG to cooperate with the Council and also advised the Council to act in accordance  with the Technical Universities Act(s) and the statutes of the University.

This situation has generated a lot of anxiety among the senior members which needs urgent intervention from the powers that be in order to avoid the disruption of academic work on campus.

By: James Adombire, Upper East Region