AUTHORITIES of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have sacked 44 second-year students offering various programmes in the school for forging their documents to facilitate their admission in the University last year.
The dismissal of the 44 students from the KNUST brings the total number of students who have been dismissed from the school since 2003 for forging their documents to 175.
Last year, 40 students were dismissed from the university for similar offence, and in 2006, 34 students who entered the University using forged documents were also dismissed after the University authorities detected the anomalies in their documents.
The University authorities again dismissed 29 students in 2005 for entering the school with forged documents, and in 2004, a total of 19 students were affected by the exercise while nine students were sacked in 2003.
A statement signed by the Registrar of the University, Mr Koby Yebo-Okrah and made available to the Daily Graphic gave the names of the affected students as Bright Kofi Agyekum, a second year Social Science student who was a former student of Kumasi Anglican Senior High School.
Also dismissed are Ramsia Adams, a former student of Presby Secondary/Commercial at Nungua, who is a second year student offering Social Sciences, Debora Agbozo, formerly of Rev. John Teye Memorial Institute who is also a second year student offering Social Sciences as well as Rita Ofori Nyarko, formerly with Kumasi Girls Senior High School who is a second year student at the University offering Social Sciences.
Others include Mensah Yaw Kwayie, a former student of Kumasi High School, now in his second year at KNUST, offering Social Sciences, Janevera Fosuhene formerly with Sunyani Senior High School, also a second year student offering Social Sciences and Stanley Cubagee, a second year student offering Physics and a former student of St Mary's School in Accra; Collins Delaklu, a private candidate now a second year Human Biology student as well as Matilda Boatemaa Serebour a second year Nursing student formerly with Sunyani Senior High School and Richard Boakye- Yiadom, a second year Publishing student who was a former student of Adonteng Senior High School at Aburi.
The other dismissed students include Frederick Danso, a former student of Antoa Senior High School now offering Computer Science, Daniel Nii Arddey Otoo, formerly with Enyan Denkyira Senior High School offering Architecture in his second year, Benjamin Kofi Norvidzro, a Petroleum Engineering second year student and a former student of Keta Senior High School, Samuel Owusu, a private candidate second year Social Sciences student, Evelyn Adu Poku, also a Private candidate but offering Publishing in her second year and Bernice Okyere, a private candidate Publishing student in his second year at the University.
Also affected by the exercise to rid the University of students who presented forged documents are Ishmael Asare, a second year Chemistry student, formerly with Koforidua Technical, Stephen Enyonam Agbo, International Rural Art and Industry second year student and a former student, Stephen Agyekum, a second year Communications Design student, formerly with Kumasi Anglican Senior High School, Frank Owusu Agyemang, a second year Publishing student formerly with Kumasi High Senior High School, Atta Boateng Abayie, a second year Communication Design student formerly with Madina Senior High School, Jonas Bapuodeme, a second year English student who was a private candidate, Solomon Adjie, a second year Geography and Rural Development student, who was a former student with the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi and Arafat Salifu, a second year Economics student who was a private candidate.
The others are, Vivian Asare, an Economics second year student who was a former student at Seventh Day Adventist Senior High School in Kumasi, Jerry Ameko, a private candidate second year Physics student, Richard Okyere, a private candidate second year Economics student, Stephen Anokye Boateng, a second year Publishing student, formerly of Kumasi High School, Derick Opare, a second year Natural Resources Management student, formerly with Odorgonno Senior High, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, a second year Publishing student who was a Private candidate, Adutwum Kwame Poku, a second year Publishing student, formerly of Kumasi Academy, Richmond Karikari Boateng, a second year Industrial Art student and a Private candidate, Evans Kwabena Danso, a second year natural Resources Management and a Private candidate and Oheneba Kusi Boahen, a second year Industrial Art student, also a Private candidate.
The rest are Albert Kusi, a second year Publishing student, formerly with Kumasi High School, Justice Acheampong, a second year Social Sciences student formerly with Kumasi Anglican Senior High School, Ernest Osei- Mensah a second year Social Sciences student, formerly with Apam Senior High School, Emmanuel Sarfo Boakye, a second year Business Administration student and a former student of Acherensua Senior High School, Ferdinand Kpakpo Allotey, a second year Computer Engineering student and formerly with Presec Legon, Isaac Darko Osei, a second year Communication Design and formerly with Kumasi High School, Samuel Okai a second year Computer Engineering student and a Private candidate, Rosemary Boateng, a second year Statistics and Actuarial Science student and a Private candidate and Donald Akugbire a second year Mathematics student and formerly of Konongo Senior School.
Mr Yebo-Okrah expressed concern about the annual dismissal of students from the school and urged parents to help the university to prevent future occurrence by prevailing on their wards to refrain from using doctored documents to seek admission.
" The University shall continue to be guided by the principles of providing quality education through rightful access. Thus, anyone seeking admission through false pretences shall be flushed out and dismissed accordingly", he stressed.
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