Interim leadership of the Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) have welcomed the decision by four technical universities to break away from the student group.
GNUTS, which happens to be the umbrella student association working in the interest of Technical Students in Technical Universities, had assembled delegates to elect its next line of leaders to make way for new executives.
Some misunderstandings ensued and at last week’s delegates’ conference and following the turn of events at the congress, four institutions have officially parted ways with the umbrella student association championing the course of University Technical students.
The chaos also saw an electoral commission member resigning including 8 other aspirants.
The 4-day congress was on the theme: ‘Equipping Technical Universities/Polytechnics: The Key To Ghana’s Industrialisation Agenda.’
The breakaway institutions include the Accra Technical University, Ho Technical University, Cape Coast Technical University and the Takoradi Technical University.
The breakaway Technical Universities claim that the Union is not championing the course of seeking the welfare of students as it is supposed to function.
They further alleged that rather some individuals have turned the association into a gold mine making huge profits from dues paid by already poor students.
GNUTS was formed some 25-years ago when some Allumni students of the then Accra Polytechnic realised that dues paid to the National Union Of Ghana Students (NUGS) was being mismanaged and moreover executives didn’t work in the interest of technical students.
The association, which formerly had 9 Technical Universities as members as it stands, has only student memberships from 5 institutions.
Source: GNA
