Bawumia is optimistic KsTU can tap into Addo Kufuor's diverse and rich experience to become an enviable educational institution in Ghana.

Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has described the selection of Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor, a former Minister of Defence, as the first chancellor for the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) as a step in the right direction.

Bawumia is optimistic KsTU can tap into Addo Kufuor’s diverse and rich experience to become an enviable educational institution in Ghana.

In a Facebook post, Bawumia congratulated him in his new role.

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“I joined H.E John Agyekum Kufuor and other dignitaries for the investiture of Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor as the first Chancellor of Kumasi Technical University.

“I commended the authorities of the University, for the excellent choice of a distinguished person, one who is also happily a firm believer in academic freedom. I am sure that the University will feel the added benefit of his diverse and rich experiences,” he posted on Facebook.

He added: “Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor has a brilliant mind, is a high academic and professional achiever, and a statesman. Most importantly he is a man of utmost integrity. Kumasi Technical University could not have chosen a better person as its first Chancellor.”

“Congratulations to Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor. I wish you the very best in your stewardship of Kumasi Technical University. May God continue to bless you. You inspire all of us,” he added.