President Akufo Addo has disclosed that the WA Polytechnic in the Upper West Region will soon be named after former President Hilla Limann after the completion of all Parliamentary processes.
Speaking at the 20th Anniversary remembrance celebration of Dr. Hilla Limann, former President of the Republic of Ghana and dubbed the life of a Scholar, Diplomat and Statesman, President Akufo Addo said the governing Council of the academic institution in a meeting on the 18th of January this year indicated to the Minister for Education, Matthew Poku Prempeh, their intention to name the institution after Former President Limann.
The President added that the proposal has his blessing and that the proposal will still hold after the polytechnic is changed into a Technical University.
Leadership of Hilla Limann
President Akufo Addo described former President Limann as a man who was decent, honest and a patriotic man who did his best to overcome considerable odds. In his two years and three months in office, he showed great leadership through out his Presidency. The President also announced that the widow of the former President, and former First Lady, Fulera Limann will continue to benefit from the care and attention of government.
Scholar, Diplomat and Statesman
A section of the event was used to reflect on Dr. Limann as a Scholar, Diplomat and Statesman. Mrs. Nabilla Williams reflected on Limann the Scholar, Ambassador D. K. Osei reflected on Limann the Diplomat and Dr. Edward Mahama reflected on Limann the Statesman.
Hilla Limann Foundation
The Hilla Limann Foundation formally launched at the event by Ms. Leda Limann has as its main focus the promotion of peace as a cornerstone of a stable democracy, fostering of education as an instrument for development and the enhancement of the the capacity of the youth to engage in local level-democracy building.
The Man Hilla Limann
Hilla Limann was born on the12th December 1934. He served as the President of Ghana from 24th September 1979 to 31st December 1981. Limann, whose original last name was Babini, was born in the northern Ghanaian town of Gwolu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region to a poor family, however, he managed to gain an excellent education, and took up an academic career.
Hilla completed his basic school education at the Government Middle School, Tamale, in 1949. Between 1957 and 1960, he studied Political Science at the London School of Economics. He subsequently completed a Diploma in French at the Sorbonne University, France. He also obtained a BA (Hons) degree in History at the University of London and a Ph.D in Political Science and Constitutional Law at the University of Paris.
By: Wilberforce Asare
