Polytechnics happy with decision to reassess them for conversion

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April 6, 2016 6:20 AM

The earlier announcement by government to convert six out of the ten polytechnics did not go down well with authorities and Alumni of the Cape Coast and Tamale polytechnics, who could not meet the 16 point criteria for the conversion.

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But the president, at the ceremony to officially convert the Takoradi Polytechnic into a technical university said "the expert panel that carried out the reassessment will therefore conduct a reassessment exercise in these two polytechnics - Cape Coast and Tamale on the 5th and 8th of April 2016, and we shall await the results of the reassessment committee."

Speaking on the development, Richmond Yeboah, Spokesperson of the Alumni of Cape Cast Poly said the move is in the right direction.

"If the president says that the team is coming back to do reassessment, I think it is a refreshing news and we are waiting for the team to come and do the reassessment. After the reassessment we are hopeful that come what may Cape Coast Poly with the facilities that we have now over the two months, we are hopeful that we will be part," he told Radio Ghana.

On his part, the chairman of POTAG at the Tamale Polytechnic said "We thank the Ministry of Education, the NCTE, government and all stakeholders, particularly policy makers in Tamale Polytechnic and the country at large, and we are hoping that come Thursday, the assessment will be satisfied."

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