Leadership & Governance

Tamale Polytechnic is a stated owned public tertiary institution. As such its leadership and governance are exactly and precisely promulgated in the Polytechnics Act of 1992.

A Governing Council serves the role of Board of Directors. An Academic Board, an Executive Committee, School Boards and many other statutory committees pilot the governance in the Polytechnic.

A rector, deputized by two vice rectors (tertiary and non-tertiary), is the head of management. Various principal officers and directors support the rector to run the day-to-day activities of the polytechnic.

Governing Council

The Governing Council, simply referred to as Council, is composed of a government appointed chairman, two(2) other government appointees, the rector, the registrar and a rep from the following associations / bodies:   

Association of Ghana Industries (AGI)  

Ghana Employers Association
  
Polytechnic Convocation (Senior Members and Senior Staff)   

Polytechnic Workers Association of Ghana (POWAG)
  
Polytechnic Administrators Association of Ghana (PAAG)   

Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG)   

Students Representative Council (SRC)

Powers and Functions of the Polytechnic Council

1. Subject to the provisions of the Polytechnic Act, and other relevant Acts, Council shall have the following powers and functions:   

2. Award Higher National Diplomas, Diplomas and other certificates accredited by the National Accreditation Board.  

3. Award degrees subject to the conditions that the Council of the Polytechnic may determine.   
4. Make provision for the general welfare, recreational and social needs of Polytechnic staff and students   

5. Exercise powers that are incidental to the performance of the object and functions of a Polytechnic under this Act.
  
6. Oversee the internal organization of the Polytechnic, including the establishment, variation and supervision of academic divisions, departments and facilities of the Polytechnic.
  
7. Determine the overall educational mission and programmes for the furtherance of the Polytechnic’s object.
  
8. Prescribe the terms and conditions for the admission of a person selected for a course of study organized by the Polytechnic.   

9. Institute awards, fellowships and scholarship schemes in furtherance of the Polytechnic’s objects.   

10. Award fellowships and other honorary titles to deserving persons.
  
11. Appoint the Rector, Vice Rector, Lecturers and other persons to academic and administrative positions in the Polytechnic.    

12. Manage the finances and fixed assets of the Polytechnic.
  
13. Consider and approve annual estimates of income and expenditure of the Polytechnic.   

14. Be responsible for the discipline of staff of the Polytechnic.   

15. Ensure the implementation of the objects of the Polytechnic.
  
16. Perform any other function   

17. Others that are ancillary to the objects of the Polytechnic

Academic Board

The Academic Board is the largest of the statutory committees that run the polytechnic affairs. Its membership is drawn as follows:   

(i) The Rector who is the Chairperson;   

(ii) The Vice Rector (s);   

(iii) Deans of School;   

(iv) Professors and Associate Professors (where available);
  
(v) Dean of Students;
  
(vi) Heads of Academic Departments;  
 
(vii) One other member of each academic department, elected by members of the department;  
 
(viii) The Librarian;   

(ix) Two members of Council elected by Convocation and POTAG;
  
(x) The Examinations Officer;   

(xi) The Industrial Liaison Officer;

Powers  and Functions of the Academic Board

Without prejudice to the generality of powers and functions of the Academic Board prescribe by the Polytechnics Act and the Polytechnic Statute, the Academic Board shall:  
 
1. Determine the criteria for the admission of students; 

2. Decide matters that relate to the award of scholarships at that polytechnic; 

3. Determine the content of curricula; 

4. Determine academic standards, validation and review of courses; 

5. Determine the policy and procedure for
  
i) The award of qualification and honorary academic titles;  
 
ii) The assessment and examination of students; and   

iii) The discipline of students;  
 
1. Determine the appointment of internal and external examiner; 

2. Regulate and assess the development of academic work and activities of the polytechnic;

3. Consider the resources required to support the academic activities of the polytechnic; 

4. Collaborate with   

i) Industrial and commercial and other tertiary institutions to promote the entrepreneurial development of the students 

10. Report back to the Council of that polytechnic on matters referred to it by the Council   

11. Determine, whenever possible, any combination of course offerings by students in the acquisition of skills;   

i) Entrepreneurship, Business and Management Skills;  

ii) The ability to innovate and adopt existing technologies;   

12. Promote practical research within the Polytechnic and to request reports from the academic divisions from time to time on research being done;   

13. suspend or remove examiners for negligence or other sufficient cause during their terms of office and in case of death, illness or resignation of an examiner or in the case of his suspension or removal, determine the appointment of a substitute;   

14. Determine the academic year and the dates of semesters within it;   

15. Make arrangements for the conduct of examinations and determine dates for holding them;   

16. Receive reports of the conduct of examinations for the year and comments on them from department Boards and to make observations and recommendations on the Polytechnic examinations as it considers fit;   

17. Withhold or cancel a certificate of a graduate of the Polytechnic for examination malpractice;   

18. Review the decisions of any of its statutory committees;  

19. Order the closure of the Polytechnic where;  

i) Academic or normal life is disrupted for three continuous days;  

ii)  It seems to it fit to do so;   

20. Approve, amend or refer back for further consideration yearly estimates and accounts of the Polytechnic prepared by the Finance Committee;   

21. Exercise all such powers as are or may be conferred on the Academic Board by any Act or Statute subject to the provisions of the Polytechnic Act; 

22. Refer proposals on any matter to convocation for consideration; 

23. Make recommendations to Council on the establishment or disestablishment of schools, departments or units;

24. Advise Council generally and in particular on academic matters of the Polytechnic, whenever appropriate;   

25. Make such reports and recommendations to the Council, and within the scope of policy approved by the Council to take such action, as the Academic Board may deem necessary for the development, welfare and good governance of the entire Polytechnic community.

The Executive Committee

1.    Rector (Chairman)   Prof. Abdulai Salifu Asuro    
 
2.    Vice Rector ( Member)   Alhassan Suleman       

3.    Vice Rector, Tech/Voc (Member)   Anthony Mawutor Atsu       

4.   Registrar (Member/Secretary)   Yakubu Iddrisu       

5.   Finance Officer   Dr. Wayo Mahama       

6.   Librarian (Member)   Bawa Sachibu       

7.   Internal Auditor (Member)   Mohammed Hardi Tuferu       

8.   Quality Assurance Manager (Member)   Dr. Abdul Razak Abubakari       

9.   Examinations officer   Alhassan Baba  Andani       

10.   Director of ICT Services(Member)   Zakaria Abukari (acting)       

11.   Director of Research and Innovations(Member)   Dr. Bawan Adam           

12.   Director of Institutional Collaboration(Member)   Dr. Emmanual Nyemekye       

13.   Dean of School of Business (Member)   Issahaku Adams       

14.   Dean of School of Engineering (Member)   Dr. Ing. Clfford Braimah       

15.   Dean of Applied Sciences (Member)   Abdullai Abdul- Mumin       

16.   Dean of Students Affairs (Member)   Dr. Manan Dauda       

17.   Director of Works and Physical Development   (Member)   Abdallah Adam           

18.   Senior Resident Tutor   Ibrahim Osman       

19.   Academic Board Rep (Member)   Mr. Victor Tettey Kwabla       

20.   Academic Board Rep (Member)   Alhassan Fatawu

Principal officers and Directors


1.   Rector   Prof. Abdulai Salifu Asuro       

2.   Vice Rector   Alhassan Suleman       

3.   Vice Rector, Tech/Voc   Anthony Mawutor Atsu       

4.   Registrar   Yakubu Iddrisu       

5.   Finance Officer   Dr. Wayo Mahama      

6.   Librarian   Bawa Sachibu       

7.   Internal Auditor   Mohammed Hardi Tuferu      

8.   Quality Assurance Manager   Dr. Abdul Razak Abubakari       

9.   Examinations officer   Alhassan Baba  Andani       

10.   Director of ICT Services   Zakaria Abukari (acting)       

11.   Director of Research and Innovations   Dr. Bawan Adam       

12.   Director of Institutional Collaboration   Dr. Emmanual Nyemekye       

13.   Dean of School of Business   Issahaku Adams       

14.   Dean of School of Engineering   Dr. Ing. Clfford Braimah       

15.   Dean of Applied Sciences   Abdullai Abdul- Mumin       

16.   Dean of Students Affairs   Dr. Manan Dauda       

17.   Director of Works and Physical Development   Abdallah Adam       

18.   Senior Resident Tutor   Ibrahim Osman       

19.   Planning officer   Alhaji Issifu Salifu Abdallah       

20.   Procurement officer   Sumaila Seidu Salaam       

21.   Senior Assistant Registrar, Academic Affairs   Wumbei Abdulai       

22.   Senior Assistant Registrar, Human Resources   Vitus Songotuah       

23.   Senior Assistant Registrar, Public Relations   Mohammed Aziz       

24.   Transport officer   Salifu Zakaria       

25.   Chief Security officer   WO1 Awuni John Yahaya       

26.   Industrial Liaison officer   William K. Akortsu       

27.   Business Development Manager   Ibrahim Abdul Rashid       

28.   Health and Physical Education / Sports   MahamaYacoub

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Since the inception of the Polytechnic as a Trades Training Centre, its catchments area has been mainly the three regions of the North, namely Northern, Upper East and Upper West. In spite of the fact that there is a Polytechnic in very region across the country, the student population of the Tamale Polytechnic still has a reasonable level of influence  in the three regions and even beyond. This is an indication that the Polytechnic continues to maintain a long – standing role as the premier training institution for middle and high levels of technical and managerial personnel for the North and beyond.

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