Former President John Mahama has announced the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s commitment to establishing a university in the Western North Region should they be elected in the upcoming December 7 elections.
During a recent community engagement in Enchi, the NDC flag bearer said the move is in line with the NDC’s longstanding policy of ensuring each region has at least one university.
Mahama explained that during his previous tenure, the NDC government made strides toward higher education equity by building universities in underserved regions.
“According to the NDC policy, each region should have at least one university. When we were in power, some regions, like Brong Ahafo and Volta, didn’t have universities. So, we built the University for Development Studies, the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Volta, the University of Environment in the Eastern Region, and the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Brong Ahafo,” he stated.
The former president further highlighted that when Ghana was re-divided into sixteen regions, the NDC planned for each of the six newly created regions to also receive a university or campus. Mahama urged the Western North Region to set aside land for the prospective institution.
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