By Alex Yomah
The Board of Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) says it has learnt and read with grave concern the story carried in the local daily of what it alleged was the resignation of the President of the University, Alvin E. Attah.
The Board deny categorically that it has received no letter of resignation from Rev. Attah and as therefore, the Board did not act on any such alleged non-existing letter of resignation by the president of AMEU.
Even more disconcerting is the further allegation made by the newspaper in the referenced news story that the AMEU has already commenced seeking applications for a new president to conduct the affairs of the University.
The Board states in the most unambiguous term that it would have had to meet and discuss not only the “Public Service Announcement for Immediate Release” emanating from and over the signature of the Acting Public Relations Officer of the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE), Melvin Taydo and approved by the Director General of the National Commission on Higher Education, Professor Edward Lama Wonkeror, but also examine its legality or illegality.
The press statement signed by AMEU stated that Taydo in concert with Wonkeror acted on their own accord by initiating and issuing such far reaching policy with severe implications and consequences for the nation’s higher education, and took such action with immeasurable national consequences without a policy statement, action or resolution from the Board of the Commission.
The AMEU Board of Trustees, the policy making body of the University, would also have had to meet to discuss any acceptance of the alleged and speculative resignation letter of the president of the University, as well to make decisions on any further course of action needed to be taken for the protection and continued smooth operations of the University.
