General News of Friday, 5 April 2019Source: citinewsroom.comCommittee probing KNUST riot to complete work by April 25The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyThe three-member committee tasked by the Asantehene and Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to investigate the October 2018 riot by students of the university is set to complete its work by April 25, 2019. So far, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, the President of the Student Representative Council and the Registrar among others have been invited to testify before the committee. Speaking to Citi News, Secretary of the committee, Kofi Owusu said persons with information to assist the committee in its investigations will be given the opportunity to testify. We have devoted our sittings for Wednesday 10th April to Friday 12th April to interact with those voluntary witnesses.”The rioting by students led to the destruction of properties estimated at over GHc1.6 million. The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) led the protests, which was also to convey student discontent with the management of the school.

Source: GhanaWeb April 05, 2019 13:18 UTC