CHIEFS RELEASE LAND FOR UHAS CAMPUS IN SOUTHERN VOLTA

Following the announcement by the Ministry of Education to construct a satellite campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Southern Volta, the chiefs and people of Dagbamate and its surrounding villages in the Akatsi South District have pledged to willingly release the 10 acre plot of land needed for the project.

At a press conference, the chief of Dagbamete Torgbui Klu Agudzeamegah II said the community over the years through communal spirit spearheaded developmental projects such as construction of classroom blocks, a health center, and free accommodation for health workers in the area to augment government efforts in bringing development to the citizens.  He said the location of the proposed 10 acre land is conducive for academic works.

He added that their proposal if accepted would not only safeguard government from the unnecessary litigation that characterize land acquisition in the country but also go a long way to bring tertiary education to the doorsteps of students in the southern Volta.

“The chief and elders of the community and its surrounding villages want to assure Government of their willingness to go to any length to support the project. We believe that this offer from the people of Dagbamete will enhance the fast execution of the establishment of the campus” he said.

The University Health and Allied Sciences is the first publicly-funded state university in the Volta region.  The University currently operates five schools namely, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences sited in Sokode, School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Medicine in Ho and School of Public Health and School of Allied Health Sciences in Hohoe.  TheSchool of Pharmacy has been earmarked for construction in the southern part of the Volta region.