UPS confers Doctorate Degrees on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Edward Doe Adjaho & Albert Kan-Dapaah

• Posted on November 11, 2013November 11, 2013
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), formerly Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), yesterday conferred honorary Doctorate Degrees on three distinguished national figures including the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

The other recipients of the award were Edward Doe Adjaho, Speaker of Parliament and Albert Kan-Dapaah, a former Member of Parliament and a Chartered Accountant.

The honorary degrees were conferred on them at a special congregation for their various contributions towards the development of the university.

In attendance at the colourful ceremony were a host of dignitaries including former President J. A. Kufuor, and guest speaker, President John Dramani Mahama, who was on the programme to deliver a speech, but did not address the gathering for unexplained reasons.

President Mahama was quiet during the programme as if he had been dazed.

The Asantehene and Mr. Kan-Dapaah, who are alumni of the university, were celebrated for their personal achievements and ongoing contributions towards the improvement of the teaching and learning environment in the university.

Speaker Adjaho was honoured for his achievements in politics and public service and his contributions to the growth of Ghana’s democracy.

Professor Joshua Alabi, Rector of UPSA, said the university was positioning itself to become a centre of excellence on the continent.

President Mahama, supported by the dignitaries, commissioned the university’s newly constructed administration block and lecture block complex before the ceremony.

Details of Otumfuo’s address in which he asked the President to tackle cases of corruption, which had gained ascendancy in recent times, would be published on Monday.

By William Yaw Owusu