The Welfare Section of the Directorate of Human Resources has embarked on a three-day trip to visit some retired staff of the university.
The Outreach team which was led by the Senior Assistant Registrar, Welfare Section Mrs. Betty Addo Nkrumah, visited Kasoa, Accra, Buni in the Sampa Municipality in the Bono Region and Obuasi in the Adansi District of Ashanti Region.
Retired Staff the Team Visited聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
The Seven retirees visited are Dr. Yao Djirakor, Prof. Naa Afaley Sackeyfio, Dr. G. M Adamu, Prof. Y. S. Boafo, Mr. John Gadzi, Mr. I. Y Boadi and Mr. Andrew K. Bour.
At Buni near Sampa, Mr. Andrew K. Bour who retired in 1983 together with his family and some friends within the neighborhood welcomed the outreach team at his residence, shedding tears and said the visit was a big surprise to him since he never thought of a day like this would come and described the visit to his humble abode as a 鈥渂lessing鈥�.
Prof. Naa Afaley Sackeyfio who retired in the 90s gladly welcomed the outreach team and advocated for the sustainability of the programme for more retirees to be reached.
A former Pro Vice-Chancellor and former Ghana鈥檚 Ambassador to Cote D鈥檝or, Prof. Y. S. Boafo expressed his sincere gratitude to the University and its Management and also called for the sustainability of the initiative since to him 鈥渋t鈥檚 refreshing and heartwarming鈥�. He also advised other institutions to emulate such initiatives 鈥渢o make sure that after one鈥檚 retirement there鈥檙e still concerns鈥�.
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Mrs. Betty Addo Nkrumah presented gifts and cash to the retirees and thanked them for their selfless dedication to work which has brought the University this far and promised to attend to them anytime they call on the University.聽聽聽