The overlord of the Asante Kingdom, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will meet with the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso, and other stakeholders today, Thursday, 25 October 2018, in connection with the ongoing impasse which led to the indefinite closure of the university.

The Asantehene who is the Chancellor of KNUST, is expected to bring an end to the confusion between the students and the management of the the school.

Students of the school on Monday, 22 October 2018, led by the SRC, marched against what they described as oppression from school authorities and unfair treatment as a result of unwarranted assault on their colleagues by some security officers.

The students as part of the riot vandalised school properties. 

The students burnt car tyres, destroyed windows and doors of some buildings and blocked some roads on campus to prevent cars from moving.

The Asante monarch is expected to gather details about what happened and find a solution to the problem.

The students’ demonstration was in protest to a directive that there will no longer be vigils and gatherings to sing ‘jama’ songs.

Before Monday’s protest, 10 students and one alumnus were arrested on Friday and later released.

This, coupled with the manhandling of some of the students by the school’s private security got the students infuriated, leading to the protest march.

The peaceful march turned violent when the police tried to disperse the crowd.

The government, through the Minister of Education, has already met the Vice-Chancellor over the matter and seeking an amicable solution to the matter.