Find antidote to society’s recurrent devt challenges …President to graduates

 The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo has tasked the country’s graduates to strive for ex­cellence in the pursuit of national development.

He said it was important for them to bring their expertise to bear if the country intended to achieve accelerated growth.

According to him graduates, per their training were equipped with the relevant knowledge and lead­ership skills which required them to find an antidote to the society’s recurring development challenges. “With perseverance and hard work, you can achieve greatness,” he emphasised.

President Akufo-Addo (inset) addressing the graduands

President Akufo-Addo made the call when he addressed the fifth session of the 16th graduation ceremony of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) in Accra yesterday.

In all, about 5, 608 students graduated at this year’s ceremo­ny, including 1, 120 postgraduate students.

The programme coincided with the inauguration of a 10-storey edifice constructed from the internally-generated funds of the University.

The facility has lecture halls, of­fices and an auditorium to enhance administrative and academic work.

President Nana Akufo-Addo lauded the University for remaining committed to its vision and mis­sion, working assiduously to shape the minds of the country’s future leaders.

“UPSA is one of Ghana’s insti­tutions of higher learning that has become synonymous with academ­ic excellence,” he elaborated.

With over 55 years of experi­ence, the University has achieved the reputation as the oldest Gha­naian human resource development institu­tion in professional accountancy and management with many of its products in key leadership positions locally and abroad.

The outgoing President said his administration had made significant investment, through infrastructural development at all levels of education, to enhance equity and accessibility over the years.

That had ensured many Ghana­ian youth having the opportunity to get educated to improve their lives to transform the society for the better, he added.

The UPSA Board Chairman, Dr Kofi Ohene Konadu, called on the graduating students to continue to work hard in all fields of human endeavour to enhance the reputa­tion of the University.

 BY CLIFF EKUFUL