Parliament to carefully consider the passing of the Public Universities Bill – NAPO
The Bill entered into its consideration stage after the second reading in Parliament on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Jonas Danquah 
The Minister for Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured the public that Parliament will not quickly approve the Public University Bill without careful deliberation.
The Bill entered into its consideration stage after the second reading in Parliament on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, where the Minority threatened to withdraw their support if their request for further discussion is overlooked.
“The ranking member of the Committee attested to the fact that the Universities were consulted and it is their proposal that they brought in that led to a large number of amendment. Of course, when bills are brought, Parliament is not a rubber stamp.
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“Parliament invites stakeholder memorandum and there were 38 memoranda that were brought so Parliament will listen and if there are amendments that is the word of Parliament. I do not remember a single bill that came and went back the same.”
This follows the response of the University Bill after its second reading in Parliament on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
The Minority in Parliament, NDC , has however expressed conditional support for the other processes to get the Bill passed.
The Education Committee however believes that the Bill is important for the “governance architecture of public universities.”
In furtherance, it mentioned that the Bill seeks to present an “equitable opportunity for all qualified applicants” in the country.
“The Bill provides important reforms for improvement in the governance architecture of public universities. The Bill further improves the admission process and create equal and equitable opportunity for all qualified applicants to access higher education, irrespective of their economic circumstances.”
“In particular, the standardization of key governance structures across all public universities will inject more efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of public universities.” as said by citinews
