NUGS: Volta Regional bloc holds 1st Central Committee meeting
NUGS: Volta Regional bloc holds 1st Central Committee meeting
The Volta Regional wing of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) on Saturday, the 29th of June, 2019 held its first central committee meeting at the Trafalgar campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho. Hon. Godson Atsu Agbemavah was the chair for this meeting and in attendance were SRC executives from various schools in the region, and some current and past regional executives that made up the union.
Minutes from the previous central committee meeting, held in November last year was read by Hon. Benjamin Kudor Original, the regional coordinating secretary for the committee's scrutiny. This followed the reading of institutional reports to inform the committee about the achievements and challenges as encountered by the student leaderships from Dambai, Akatsi, Peki, Evangelical Presbyterian, St. Francis, St. Theresa's, Holy Spirit, Jasikan Colleges of Education, Ho Nursing training college and the University of Health and Allied Sciences. Eye brows were raised when Ahiakpa Raphael, a delegate from Akatsi college of education reported the attempts of rape and sexual harassment on female students at his school. He however made it known to the committee that the SRC and management have responded to the issue by improving security on their campus. Hon. Saviour also gave reassuring words that the issue of lack of water at the Dambai college of education is now a thing of the past.
The union's volta regional president, Hon. Godson Atsu Agbemavah gave a report on the activities embarked on by the regional executive council, who were voted into office on the 3rd of March 2019 during the 2nd NUGS congress of the volta regional bloc held at Mawuli Senior High school. Under his leadership, the executive council has since met twice, attended SRC week celebrations of 6 colleges of education and also produced NUGS lacostes so as to raise funds for the union. According to him, current challenges being faced by the union include: financial restraints, lack of cooperation from some executives and management of some institutions, inconsistencies in the academic calendars of the various institutions which has made the planning of activities very difficult.
Before signing out, Hon. Godson Atsu Agbemavah informed the committee of the policies drafted by his administration to guide the activities of the union. Key mention were made on the creation of local NUGS secretariats on teacher training and nursing training campuses, pageantry and awards night, capacity building programmes, social outreaches, production of NUGS cloths, sensitisation outreaches to all institutions and a television programme dubbed "the voice of the student".
Past regional executives, Adolph Kwabena and Hillary Bright Yao, were awarded citations signed by the regional director of education and regional minister for their immense contributions to the union during their tenures of office. The leaderships of member institutions were also awarded certificates.
The Volta Regional bloc of NUGS is currently led by Godson Atsu Agbemavah (president), Emmanuel Asante-Darko (general secretary), Kwao Akomo Joshua (chief justice), Foster Kwabla Tettey (treasurer), Kudor Benjamin Original (coordinating secretary), Doris Dzifa Agbontor (international relations officer), Adum Richard (projects and programmes secretary), Datsomor Frank (press and information secretary) and Ansah Sika Priscilla (women's commissioner).
By:
Sakor Inusah Musah
(Campus Radio Ghana)
Minutes from the previous central committee meeting, held in November last year was read by Hon. Benjamin Kudor Original, the regional coordinating secretary for the committee's scrutiny. This followed the reading of institutional reports to inform the committee about the achievements and challenges as encountered by the student leaderships from Dambai, Akatsi, Peki, Evangelical Presbyterian, St. Francis, St. Theresa's, Holy Spirit, Jasikan Colleges of Education, Ho Nursing training college and the University of Health and Allied Sciences. Eye brows were raised when Ahiakpa Raphael, a delegate from Akatsi college of education reported the attempts of rape and sexual harassment on female students at his school. He however made it known to the committee that the SRC and management have responded to the issue by improving security on their campus. Hon. Saviour also gave reassuring words that the issue of lack of water at the Dambai college of education is now a thing of the past.
The union's volta regional president, Hon. Godson Atsu Agbemavah gave a report on the activities embarked on by the regional executive council, who were voted into office on the 3rd of March 2019 during the 2nd NUGS congress of the volta regional bloc held at Mawuli Senior High school. Under his leadership, the executive council has since met twice, attended SRC week celebrations of 6 colleges of education and also produced NUGS lacostes so as to raise funds for the union. According to him, current challenges being faced by the union include: financial restraints, lack of cooperation from some executives and management of some institutions, inconsistencies in the academic calendars of the various institutions which has made the planning of activities very difficult.
Before signing out, Hon. Godson Atsu Agbemavah informed the committee of the policies drafted by his administration to guide the activities of the union. Key mention were made on the creation of local NUGS secretariats on teacher training and nursing training campuses, pageantry and awards night, capacity building programmes, social outreaches, production of NUGS cloths, sensitisation outreaches to all institutions and a television programme dubbed "the voice of the student".
Past regional executives, Adolph Kwabena and Hillary Bright Yao, were awarded citations signed by the regional director of education and regional minister for their immense contributions to the union during their tenures of office. The leaderships of member institutions were also awarded certificates.
The Volta Regional bloc of NUGS is currently led by Godson Atsu Agbemavah (president), Emmanuel Asante-Darko (general secretary), Kwao Akomo Joshua (chief justice), Foster Kwabla Tettey (treasurer), Kudor Benjamin Original (coordinating secretary), Doris Dzifa Agbontor (international relations officer), Adum Richard (projects and programmes secretary), Datsomor Frank (press and information secretary) and Ansah Sika Priscilla (women's commissioner).
By:
Sakor Inusah Musah
(Campus Radio Ghana)
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