YOUNG POSITIVIST

  YOUNG POSITIVIST WRITES.  VIOLENCE IS NOT THE KEY. The University of Education ( UEW ) Winneba, has been in the news for about 2 years now due to the impasse that seems not to wipe off. If readers may recall, there was a court suit against the then Vice Chancellor Professor Mawutor Avoke, and the then Finance Officer Mr. Theophilus Senyo Ackorlie along with other workers of the University including the then Acting Head of Procurement Mrs. Mary Dzimey. One Mr. Kofi Kwayera commenced an action in the High Court of Winneba against the University of Education, Winneba ( UEW )and the Minister for Education, alleging a breach of the University’s Act, 2004 (Act 672) and Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663). He sought among other reliefs the declaration that the continuous existence of the Avoke-led Governing Council was “illegal” and declaration that all appointment by the council were void. I wish I could continue to give a full account of the events as it unfolded but th...

YOUNG POSITIVIST WRITES “VOICE FROM AFAR. ”  I have been contemplating on this topic as to how I should give a headline to this write-up as I followed keenly the elections which took place in Nigeria on the 23rd February 2019. One will ask, why will a Ghanaian worry himself to write about an election that has no effect on him?  Such person maybe right to assume that, but when you think critically about it you will also agree with the writer that this is a good opportunity to air his views on the subject matter. After some time of pondering, I settled on a headline which is captioned “VOICE FROM AFAR ”. In this, I have sort to give some historical political incidences between Ghana and Nigeria and the recently held election which saw president Buhari retain power. In April 2013, I had the privilege to travel to Nigeria and embarked on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints . Prior to it, my family had some fear about Nigeria because during that tim...