Koku Anyidoho queries delay in renaming UHAS after Atta Mills

Founder and CEO of the Atta-Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho has questioned the Mahama-led government over its delay in fulfilling a promise to rename the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) after the late John Evans Atta-Mills.

According Mr. Anyidoho , Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, announced plans to rename the university in honour of the late president Atta-Mills for his instrumental role in the establishment of UHAS and his unwavering commitment to health and education in Ghana.

However, months after the announcement, there have not been any concrete steps to fulfil this promise

‘As a matter of interest, just asking, the Government of today under President Mahama made a declaration much earlier that the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho will be renamed after President John Evans Atta Mills, who envisioned it out, cut the sod, and started its establishment.

“So, it’s just a matter of public interest that we are asking, obviously, there are processes that must be followed, and we are just asking what processes are being followed to rename the university after the late President.’ he said

He also called on the government to provide clear timelines and details on when and how the renaming process will be completed, stressing that the legacy of the late president deserves prompt and genuine recognition.

“And in good measure, in the national interest, just for the President and his Government to keep its promise, we are asking the legitimate question. And we hope and pray that what they have promised shall be fulfilled,” he said

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, announced that the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho will be renamed the Professor John Evans Atta Mills University of Health and Allied Sciences during the inauguration of the university’s new Governing Council