Legal scholar and governance advocate Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, widely known as Kwaku Azar, has reiterated his long-held view that public universities in Ghana should be named based on their geographical location, academic mission, or a combination of both, rather than after political figures.
In a strongly worded commentary, he described this approach as both principled and practical, arguing that it better reflects the national identity and public purpose of these institutions.
Kwaku Azar cited examples such as the University of Ghana, the University of Cape Coast, the University for Development Studies, and the University of Education, Winneba, as appropriate models.
According to him, these institutions derive their legitimacy from the public purse and must not be co-opted into political legacies.
