Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has inaugurated the reconstituted Governing Council of the University of Ghana (UG).

The committee, inaugurated on Friday, April 25, 2025, is chaired by former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, now Presidential Legal Counsel, Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew.

At a brief ceremony, the minister tasked Council members with working assiduously to improve the University’s standing as a leading global higher education institution.

The Council Chairperson, in her acceptance speech, touted UG as a bedrock of academic excellence in the country and pledged to work with management in the spirit of commitment and visionary leadership.

Other members of the Council include the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Naa Dr. Alhassan Andani, Dr. Kwesi Amakye-Boateng, Ms. Precious Kyei Bonsu, Dr. Abdul Karim Hatsu, Ms. Doris Kisiwa Ansah, Prof. Nana Akua Anyidoho, and Michael Owusu Ansah.

The rest are John Dadzie Mensah, Prof. Folassade Tolulope, Rev. Fr. Stephen Owusu Sekyere, Mr. George Agyekum Donkor, Ms. Tina Sackeyfio, Major Daniel Ablorh-Quarcoo (Rtd), Mrs. Yvette Adounvo Atekpe, Dr. Inusah Abdul-Nasiru, Maradona Adjei Yeboah, Bright Amansiah, and Benjamin Nkumsah.