Students eat faeces at Legon daily, says Vice-Chancellor

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  • ?J0eY L0,ndoN 12 years ago

    Paddy stop eating the hot kenkey for breakfast is too heavy..abaaa..

  • STOP WORK NOW 12 years ago

    Hot kenkey and shit(o)

  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

    I REMEMBER SHAMO TOLD US TO VOTE NDC OUT OR WE PERISH...! SHAMO IS PROPHET, THE NDC PERISHING IS HERE WITH US

  • HON SHAMO 12 years ago

    NDC DISTRUCTIONS ARE YET TO COME! MANY STUPID GHANAIANS LIVE IN MUD HOUSES WITH STRAW ROOFING SO WHERE EVER GHANA GOES THEY DONT CARE! WAKE UP GHANAIANS AND RESIST NDC OPRESSORS RULE NOW

  • kolo 12 years ago

    really? see our ghana? i hate being ghanaian. so also ate faeces there before? shit 100 times.

  • Campus boy 12 years ago

    The Bush way of ruling, spread fear among the populace n they will com running to de leader for safety so dat u can exploit their fears! if the food contains faeces den all other smale scale vendors in gh re also selling faec ...
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  • WHO 12 years ago

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    Date: 20-Mar-2013

    The exceptional performance of Mr Adams Abdul Aziz, formerly of Navrongo Senior High School (SHS) and Mr Godfred Owusu, formerly of Koforidua Secondary/Techni ...
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  • Ayitey 12 years ago

    'EEEEHI MAHAMA' ! AFEIDE EBINI NA WO BEMA YEN ADI ?

  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

    “We don’t have to wait for some of our students to die of cholera or other infections as we have seen people dying through accidents, Noguchi and some graduate students, they have done various tests on water used to prepa ...
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  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

    YOU HAVE BEEN VERY IRRESPONSIBLE IN THE PAST. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THIS TO THE ACRIMONIOUS NPP GOV'T WHOSE ERA EVERYTHING WENT WAYWARD TILL TODAY?

  • KWAME 12 years ago

    you are getting a bit out of hand. Totally inhuman. This is what scars me about your party. Do you think something need to be done now that research has shown lethal consequences of the environment? Safety first before pol ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE 12 years ago

    "IT IS ONLY A FOOL, WHO ALLOWS HIS TESTICLES TO BE STEPPED ON TWICE"-------GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. GO AND PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T GIVE A SECOND MANDATE TO AN INCOMPETENT AND ...
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  • SETH YEBOAH 12 years ago

    SO WHAT MEASURES ARE YOU TAKING THEN?

  • Linda 12 years ago

    Teaching the cooks to bath before coming to work & washing their hands after using the restroom. It's called universal precaution.

  • PALMWINE SELLER 12 years ago

    SHAME ON AFRICA EXP GHANA. JUST IMAGINE THIS STUPIDITY.

  • Joe 12 years ago

    Those days when Legon was Legon, they like a candle in the wind are gone far and far away, to return no more. What have our Govts done to education in Ghana?

  • U R WHAT U EAT 12 years ago

    WHEN YOU EAT THE STUFF YOU TALK LIKE KOFI JUMAH AND SIR JOHN.
    PLEASE DO NOT FEED IT TO OUR KIDS.
    SAMMY AWWUKU MIGHT HAVE ALSO EATEN QUITE A BIT.

  • Kwaku 12 years ago

    Sheeaa ino small matter may be that's why we can't think well.But then what has the Vice-Chancellor done to correct this?

  • HANATU 12 years ago

    SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE NOW

  • Osei Yao 12 years ago

    AS USUAL THE WHAT WENT WRONG MENTALITY IS INVOKED. THE UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES COULD HAVE ASSISTED THE NIGHT MARKET PROVIDERS WITH INPUT. AFTER ALL THERE IS NUTRITION, BIOCHEMISTRY, CHEMISTRY, ETC SEPTS WITH EXPERTS. ONLY THEY ...
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  • Observer 12 years ago

    Blame the selfish student leaders of the 1970s, most of whom are currently our selfish public figures. They started this idea of 'bangla' and agitated for the money used to feed them to be handed over to them so that they wou ...
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  • Mr. Oushuuuuu 12 years ago

    Good but where would the water to service that initiative come from?

  • YS 12 years ago

    The University was established to provide quality education, amongst others, to produce graduates comparable to those educated in the U.K., Australia and elsewhere. They were to be well equipped to appear on the same platfo ...
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  • EZEKIEL 12 years ago

    Prof, have you ever eaten in any of the canteens on Campus ??As VC, you should also MIND your language a little more.
    "Coli Bacteria" was found at an IN-TOLERANT LEVEL in the foods served!!
    That IMPLIES the hygienic conditi ...
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  • Paul Amuna 12 years ago

    This is a no-brainer! If you as Vice Chancellor have read reports of studies indicating that food safety is a problem for your academic community, what do you do? There are canteens, food vendors and others who handle the foo ...
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  • john 12 years ago

    another learned monkey.the system has provided for them including you professor monkey, till this level, who are these parents of these family and national treasures who will not take up this matter? if they have been able to ...
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  • Shamu 12 years ago

    What are this will corrupt future student looking up for? If they feel the they offer them is not goo, they should go outside and buy and see how it is. Ghanaians are tired of them. Atfer all, apart from ctastrophy from their ...
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  • James B. Otafregya 12 years ago

    Is Prof Aryeetey a son of the
    Marcus Mosiah Garvey, the legendary Black nationalist who formed the original Black Star Line with aim to convey all Blacks from America and West Indies back to Africa?

    The resemblance is s ...
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  • UNCLE JOE 12 years ago

    Thank you Prof. Aryeetey for the proposition. Once upon a time Legon
    was the place any decent minded person
    wanted to be. The halls were immaculately kept, the lawns and fields were very lush and neatly cut every week,the m ...
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  • PALMWINE SELLER 12 years ago

    AND U CALL THIS THING A PROFESSOR

  • KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON. 12 years ago

    Thanks Prof Aryeetey for reverting to the old system of the halls'kitchens preparing food for students.I was in Legon when the present system of students feeding themselves was introduced as a result of students agitation and ...
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  • Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

    What did Limann do to merit this memorial?

  • Gabriel 12 years ago

    OK. THEN TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS NOW TO AVIOD ANY INCIDENCE THE STUDENTS ARE ALSO ADULTS .THEY MUST TAKE CAUTION.

  • Obenfo 12 years ago

    Food has always been a big issue with Ghanaian schools from time immemorial. I quite remember students in Secondary Schools avoiding classes and "demonstrating" about food.

  • Another African Patriot 12 years ago

    Let students eat from Hall Canteens. It saves them time and money and the menu can be well planned. I think all students should buy into this idea, its about time we all imbibed some discipline in all fronts. Brilliant Prof ...
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  • STAPH-PHILADELPHIA 12 years ago

    Oh Vice Chancellor, if you are hatching plans to raise some money for the University, spare these outmoded tactics.
    First, why scare the students to force them to patronize your poultry-style feeding plan?
    Secondly, these N ...
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  • Mike Gizo 12 years ago

    Prof Aryeetey has proved that he is a great leader.they should give him more years to run thye nation's premier university.

  • Etwie 12 years ago

    This VC must be a nut case. Even if it were true that the food of the students contains "faecal matter", he should not make it public as that would naturally demoralise the students. Mark my words -- he has incited them to go ...
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  • eric london 12 years ago

    Vice-Chancellor,are you not ashame to tell this to the students and the whole world? Shameful and useless professor.Can this happen in europe? Only in Africa

  • GYASI 12 years ago

    This man lacks diplomacy.How can a VC of a university used such basic sentences as an JHS student?

  • Room 12 years ago

    Gone were the days!
    The ever present Rice/Abolo.
    We miss you!
    President; Legon Hall.

  • WE THE PEOPLE 12 years ago

    he makes no sense....

  • princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

    The 11 types of shet:

    The ghost shit: You are sure you've made it. His traces are on the toilet paper but there's no trace of shit in the toilet. It can also be called the Torpedo shit when you'd heard it falling into the ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 12 years ago

    Then there is the pepper shit which makes your anus feel like you have ginger and peper there.
    There is also champion remains which just swims in the WC and never gets flushed. What about shit on shit? you get to the WC an ...
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  • cool 12 years ago

    How can a VP of a university make such comment publicly.Our leasder our so narrow minded.Issues like this one is addressed and solved privately but not voice in public.How can someone like this person,leads an institution of ...
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  • Obiba 12 years ago

    This person who made this comment is narrow minded. You are just like the John Mahama and threst who occupy high offices of the land who knows clearly that the country is running into a ditch but continually maintain that the ...
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  • KAMM,MINNESOTA U.S.A 12 years ago

    These are leaders we want to lead us in this century a transformational leader who does things differently from the masses. You will be remembered for your quality leadership by generation yet unborn as only vice chancellor w ...
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  • DENNIS ADJEI-BRENYAH ESQ 12 years ago

    W H A T?

  • KANIA 12 years ago

    Afari Gyan ia to be blamed for the current economic and social problems in Ghana. He shall pay dearly for his action soon.

  • Tibaa 12 years ago

    For the past week, I have been following news items coming out of Ghana: from politics, to social news, to academics. My conclusion is that, Ghana seems to be on a slipery slope to disaster, especially if the "learned" ones a ...
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  • Enter into the joy of the Lord Jesus 12 years ago

    I'm waiting for something to happen so I can comment. Why don't I comment foe something to happen?Sorry I follow the maases.

  • Enter into the joy of the Lord Jesus 12 years ago

    I'm waiting for something to happen so I can comment. Why don't I comment before something to happen?Sorry I was thinking.

  • Efo Kobla 12 years ago

    All prepared food and fresh vegetables contain high percentages of the MATTER.

    Makola 13%
    Kejetia 19
    Magazine 44%
    Tema Station 22%
    Tamale Lorry station 52%
    Bolga Station 59%
    Ho Lorry Station 2%
    Chokor food vendors 8 ...
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  • ADABRAKA 12 years ago

    Who never ate from 'Bush K'? Else you cannot graduate with a good class.

  • Whatever 12 years ago

    Lord have mercy, People's children...

  • CHARCOAL SELLER. 12 years ago

    The third paragraph states that the water used to prepare the food is contaminated, if that is the case, wasting one's hands in contaminated water doesn't represent cleanliness.

    The Vice Chancellor has made the authorities ...
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  • CHARCOAL SELLER. 12 years ago

    Water contamination is not unique to African countries,I live in New York City, and I can tell you that occasionally, sewage treatment plants spill over in different parts of the State, sometimes due to flooding, or other sit ...
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  • Kuuku Annan 12 years ago

    I belive there's no need to be so graphic in describing what kind of contaminants are found in the food substances on the campus. If the food is not wholesome the matured adults on the university campus do understand that kin ...
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  • KOFI 12 years ago

    Look at the name. He is an Accrta man probably from Odododiodio. Thos people are so crude they evenb beat up women during registration for elections.

  • OKPOLATSA 12 years ago

    All of us sir. Not only the students-our water, markets, vegetables ,roadside food and bread ------endless list in such a filthy environment.

  • ASH 12 years ago

    He failed to mention whether the operators of the bar are private institutions. If they are private, it will be more than the faeces they eat. Please no exploitation of the students as much as we are concerned about their wel ...
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  • NANA AKUFØ ADDØ 12 years ago

    THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE VICE CHANCELLORS UTTERANCE IS TO INCITE THE STUDENT BODY TO DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS PART OF THE GRAND PLAN OF NPP. IT WILL BE CALLED THE VELVET COUP. START CONFUSION IN THE NORTH OF G ...
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  • Yidddan 12 years ago

    Thank you Mr.VC for gong back to basics. I am a graduate of the University of Ghana and resided in Mensah Sabah Hall. The Hall Cafeteria was very good and the food was delicious. It helped me alot eespecially during examinati ...
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  • Accra Resident 12 years ago

    As vc, it's your responsibility to ensure high quality and hygienic food is provided for your students. You collect your salary and allow this to go on. You should be arrested for dereliction of duty.

  • KRO 12 years ago

    I am tempted to believe that they just wanna sack the sellers and implement the "UG-Meal plans" by any means so they make some small dough. He says the incoming level 100 students will enrol by force so twill continue

  • seth danso 12 years ago

    Who is not telling us the truth? The media, persons in governance or the opposition? If means... all sums up to avenue for interventions, why not? I hv never betrayed my countrymen.....

  • MARCUS AMPADU 12 years ago

    A sad reflection of the depth the nation's flagship university has plummeted. The washrooms at the halls, lecture halls, and Balme Library are unsanitary - no regular toilet paper, smelly urinals, unflushed water closets, and ...
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  • Kofi Jumah 12 years ago

    You are what you east; No wonder most of those who graduate from the premier university these days only spew SH*T on political and social platforms, e.g O. Ablakwa, Sir john, M. Ayarigah, K. Boadu. Sh*t in Sh*t out

  • Glo 12 years ago

    So sad.