Ntim Fordjour donates to alma mater UMaT

The Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency  John Ntim Fordjour has donated 10 Laptops and 20 units of LED streetlights to his alma mater University of Mines & Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa.

This kind gesture according to the soft-spoken politician and entrepreneur, is in support of the university’s innovation and entrepreneurship program dubbed the Incubation Hub, which nurtures brilliant and groundbreaking innovations and inventions of students of the University.

Ntim Fordjour is so far the first and only alumnus of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), to have been voted into the Parliament of Ghana as a legislator.

Having graduated with a second class Upper degree in Mineral Engineering from UMaT in 2007, Rev Ntim Fordjour returns 12 years on, to give back to his alma mater.

In his presentation, Ntim Fordjour indicated that “It is most gratifying to give back, within my modest means, to a great institution which imparted me with unique values of excellence, the fear of God, and selfless leadership.”

As the Main Speaker at the 5th Innovation and Career Fair of the University, and speaking to the theme ‘Think Smart, Be Innovative’, Ntim Fordjour challenged the students to devise creative and innovative solutions for the numerous challenges  in health, education, agriculture, industry and environmental sectors and by so doing, create opportunities of commercial scales in pursuit of the Ghana Beyond Aid Agenda.

He also called on the government, corporate bodies and donor partners to support UMaT Incubation Hub and to provide the needed funding to convert the brilliant innovations and inventions into commercially viable products and services.

The Vice-Chancellor of UMaT, Prof Jerry S. Y. Kuma who received the donation on behalf of the University thanked Ntim Fordjour for his gesture.

By: citinewsroom.com | Ghana

Source: citifmonline.com