The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph聽Ghartey聽Ampiah, has received the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency, Micheal聽Femi聽Abikoye聽and his entourage at the Council Chamber.
The purpose of the visit by the High Commissioner was to officially introduce himself to the Vice-Chancellor and also deepen the existing relations between the Commission and the University. Speaking during the meeting, HE.聽Abikoye聽said that聽 he was appointed as High Commissioner to Ghana on聽 July this 2017 and聽presented his letters of credence to President聽Akufo聽Addo聽on聽18th聽August, 2017.
HE.聽Abikoye聽noted that as part of his duty tour in Ghana as an envoy, he was duty-bound to seek the welfare of Nigerians across the country. According to him, there were a lot of Nigerian students who have enrolled聽in聽 Ghanaian universities and the students have been complaining about the hike in tuition fees.
The High Commissioner said this development was burdening聽 parents, resulting in the increasingly reduction of the number of students who聽enrol聽in Ghanaian universities. " I therefore humbly call on the management of the University to review the tuition fees for foreign students to enable more students to access university education in Ghana", he appealed. 聽
HE.聽Abikoye聽was grateful that Nigerians and Ghanaians were living peacefully and enjoying a fruitful relationship. He聽thus advised Nigerian students to respect the laws of the institution in order not to fall foul of the laws.
For his part, the Vice-Chancellor described the visit of HE.聽Abikoye聽to the University as "a memorable one". He assured the High Commissioner that management of the University would take a second聽 look at the fees.
"We will take another look at the fees paid by non-Ghanaian students from the sub-region." he said. Prof.聽Ampiah聽told the High Commissioner that the University would do everything it could to make Nigerian students comfortable.
As part of his visit, 聽HE.聽Abikoye聽interacted with Nigerian students聽 to get first-hand information about their聽 challenges on campus and devise ways to addressing them. The High Commissioner was accompanied by the Minister and staff of the High Commission, as well as some members of the Nigerian community in Ghana.