Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology (MEST), Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed
The Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology (MEST), Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has expressed his disappointment with his alma mater, the University of Ghana, Legon (UG).
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, February 25, 2025, Murtala Muhammed, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, indicated that he was disappointed at the university over the burning of books of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
He claimed that lecturers of the university supervised the burning of the said books.
“Mr. Speaker, what is hateful for some of us who are in academia, and I speak as a political scientist… Nkrumah had gotten people to write an African encyclopedia on the campus of a university, I have acquired three degrees.
“I shamefully want to say that the university brought all the writings of Nkrumah, including the African encyclopedia, which was virtually completed, to be burnt under the supervision of lecturers of that university,” he fumed.
The Tamale Central legislator reiterated, “I feel ashamed that I have three degrees from that university.”
He made these points while contributing to a debate on the floor of Parliament on the legacy of Ghana’s first president.
The MP said that the late Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is the founder of Ghana and no person can change that.
“The history of this country can never be rewritten. Nkrumah is the founder, he will remain the founder. And unfortunately, we have named state edifices after criminals, who indeed participated in the overthrow of the first democratically elected government in this country. Nkrumah has no equal. He will remain the founder. He will remain the hero,” he reiterated.
Even though the minister did not mention the University of Ghana, Legon (UG) categorically during his statement, his profile shows that he has three degrees from the university.
He has a bachelor’s, a master’s, and a doctorate from the university.
Watch his remarks in the video below:
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