Let's Restore Legon to Premier Status

The President, Mr J.A. Kufuor, has called for the restoration of the University of Ghana, the premier tertiary institution in the country, to the status of the centre of excellence it used to be. A Daily Graphic report says the President has therefore, proposed the setting up of a presidential commission to work on the modalities for achieving this enhanced status.

President Kufuor, who was speaking during the 53rd Congregation of the university at the weekend, indicated that it is proper that the university is accorded the help and recognition that it deserves as a pacesetter in academic circles.

In all, 2,940 students, including 92 medical students, graduated from the university this year.

The President, who was mindful of the problems that have beset the university, said, "Legon is our premier university. Out of its majestic walls have come the cream of our society. Today, it stands accusingly on the hill, creaking under the weight of numbers it never expected to carry."