Ban ethnic student unions on campuses … Prof Agyekum suggests to school heads

University of Ghana, Legon

A Senior Linguistics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Kofi Agyekum has expressed concern over the proliferation of ethnic student unions on campuses of the various levels of education in the country, particularly at the Senior High Schools and the Universities.

He believes the existence of such groups in the country’s schools give credence to the occasional ethnic violence that is witnessed across the length and breadth of Ghana, since it tends to breed division instead of unity.

In an exclusive interview with The Chronicle, Professor Agyekum (Opanin Agyekum) noted that if the issue of ethnicity is not handled with care, it could plunge the entire nation into chaos. Though he admitted that there is nothing wrong with one associating with where he or she comes from, it becomes a problem “when the practice is carried to the schools”.

“My fear is that it is infiltrating into our tertiary institutions and the secondary schools level, where there are the mushrooming of ethnic groupings, such as Ashanti Students Union, Volta Students Union, Brong Ahafo Students Union, Western Students Union and a host of other such ethnic students’ unions”, he said.

Prof. Agyekum argued that the situation breeds the proliferation of more sub-ethnic groups such as the Sekyere Students Union, Amansie Students Union, Navrongo Students Union, among others.

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