Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak has expressed that Ghanaians will not re-elect the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to continue with their practice of renaming public institutions.
This statement comes after Dr. Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, the NPP’s Vice Presidential candidate, reaffirmed the party’s intention to rename the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) as ‘Opoku-Ampomah University of Professional Studies’. The idea, initially proposed by President Akufo-Addo in 2018, was part of the recognition of Nana Opoku-Ampomah’s contributions to education in the country, for which he was awarded an honorary doctorate for during the UPSA’s Fourth Special Congregation.
During a campaign visit to Nana Opoku-Ampomah, who is the Chief of Amoafo in the Bekwai Constituency, Dr. Opoku-Prempeh assured the chief that the name change was still in progress, with the necessary legal and constitutional steps being taken to implement it.
In response, Dr. Apaak in an X post criticized the NPP’s decision, labeling it as a ‘shameless’ practice. He questioned the NPP’s record of establishing and funding new institutions during their time in office, accusing them of relying on renaming existing public institutions instead of building new ones. Dr. Apaak emphasized that Ghanaians would not support the continuation of this trend in the upcoming elections.