The Ghana Institute of Journalism has dismissed claims seeking to denigrate the institution’s appointment of a Deputy Rector.
Some portions of an article authored by Prof Stephen Bugu Kendie and titled “The emergence of tyranny in Ghana” and sighted by ATLFMNEWS alleged that the appointment of the institution’s Deputy Rector was politically motivated.
“The academy has become politicised with key members of lecturer’ unions being appointed by the government to positions for which advertisements and merit recruitment should have been followed. Vice-Chancellor appointments to UEW, UDS Wa, UDS, Navrongo and the university in Somanya, as well as the Deputy Rector of the Journalism school in Accra, are key examples”, Prof Kendie alleged.
However, management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism in a rejoinder has described as untrue “the author’s allegation that the Deputy Rector of the Institute was appointed by the government without following accepted procedures of advertising in the print and electronic media”
According to the institute, the position was advertised twice before a successful candidate was selected.
“Vacancy for the position of Deputy Rector of the Ghana Institute of Journalism was first advertised in the print and electronic media in September 2019, after a Search Committee was constituted by the Governing Council for the purpose, in accordance with provisions of the Institute’s Act and Statutes” portions of the rejoinder read.
Management of the institute noted that “applications received the second time around, were rightly reviewed and shortlisted applicants underwent interviews and assessments before a successful applicant was finally presented to the Governing Council for consideration.
Management of the institute has therefore described the author’s assertion as a deliberate attempt to put “the name of the Institute into disrepute” and has thus called on the public to “disregard the information put out in the article and treat it with the contempt that all falsehood deserve”.
Source: ATL FM NEWS
