AUCC holds 13th congregation
Founder of African University College of Communications (AUCC) Kojo Yankah, has urged Ghanaians to blend modern and indigenous approaches with peace-building processes to ensure a solid foundation in resolving conflicts.
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He said stakeholders in communication had to start sending students and reporters to the palaces of chiefs to record and transmit peace-building proceedings for nation building.
Mr Yankah made the statement when he addressed graduands at the 13th graduation ceremony of the AUCC in Accra recently.
Dialogue to resolve issues
Speaking on the theme, “Building peace through our communication”, he explained, “We have come a long way in our democratic dispensation and we do not need to destroy the gains we have made.”
Mr Yankah, who is also the Chairman of Board of Directors of TV3 Network, made reference to a Somalian proverb which says: "If you can't resolve your problems in peace, you can't solve them in war," reiterating the need for political actors to use dialogue to resolve issues.
“Cases that have been in official courts for years are resolved in a matter of days at the traditional courts. Why have we abandoned them?” he questioned.
The President of AUCC, Dr G. Koryoe Anim-Wright, congratulated the fresh graduates on their hard work and determination to acquire knowledge.
He used the occasion to announce AUCC’s collaboration with an internationally acclaimed Ghanaian author, poet, playwright and a former Minister of Education, Madam Ama Ata Aidoo, and gave a hint of plans to launch the Ama Ata Aidoo Centre for Creative Writing in March 2017.
Graduands
In all, 436 students, comprising 138 from the Sam E. Jonah School of Business and 298 from the Kojo Yankah School of Communication Studies, graduated in the 2015/2016 academic year.
The ceremony was climaxed by a presentation of awards, with Miss Catherine Agbo Forson sweeping four awards. These were the enviable Cal Bank award for the Overall Best Student in AUCC Class of 2016, the Penplusbytes Award for the Overall Best Student of Kojo Yankah School of Communication Studies, Best Student in Strategic Communication and the Okomfo Anokye Award for Best Student in African Studies.
There were other special awardees, including Mr Tetteh Fidel Yemo – Best Development Communication and Most Disciplined Student, Mr Dennis Agyei Boateng – Best Journalism Student, Ms Owiredu Theodora Yayra – Best Visual & Digital Communication Student, Mr Merki Daniel Kwaku – Best Banking & Finance Student, Ms Adjeidu Eunice Fafa – Best Human Resource Management Student, Ms Bello Asmawu – Best Marketing Student, Ms Adotey Roberta – Best Accounting Student, Ms Adjeidu Eunice Fafa & Bello Asmawu – Best Students of the Sam E. Jonah School of Business, Mr Geoffrey Opoku-Darko – Leadership & Excellence Award.
