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Mr Musah Yamba Issahaku, Principal of the Dambai College of Education in the Volta region
Mr Musah Yamba Issahaku, Principal of the Dambai College of Education in the Volta region

Dambai College of Education refutes claims of demonstration

The Principal of the Dambai College of Education in the Volta region, Mr Musah Yamba Issahaku, has described as false recent reports that students of the college had embarked on a demonstration.

He said the reports were calculated attempts to tarnish the image and hard-won reputation of the college.

Mr Issahaku has, therefore, dismissed the reports that alleged that students of the college had gone on a demonstration to register their displeasure over the non-payment of feeding grants, saying, “The information about the demonstration came as a surprise to the students, tutors and school authorities.”

Deceit

Addressing the media in Dambai over the development, the principal also indicated that the false news contained photographs of the main gate of the Tamale College of Education and those of nurses on demonstration in Accra to create the impression that they were students of the Dambai College of Education. 

Mr Issahaku pointed out that the publication was not only malicious but also a serious act of professional misconduct because the students of the college did not wear khaki trousers and long-sleeved shirts as stated in the publication.

He further noted that the use of erroneous pictures as those of the Dambai College had exposed the evil intentions of the author.

Grant

He said contrary to the false news, each student of the college had received a feeding grant of GH¢560, with the last batch getting theirs last Monday.

According to him, students of the college were noted for their high level of discipline as a result of the good leadership of the Students Representative Council (SRC), which supports management of the college to promote quality teaching and learning.

The principal, therefore, stated that such unguarded publications did not reflect the image of the institution and cautioned against such misinformation meant to satisfy the parochial interests of groups or individuals.

Mr Issahaku said the college was enjoying the needed cooperation from students, tutors and traditional authorities.

He appealed to the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to work hard to reduce such acts of professional misconduct within the journalism profession.

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