An eight-member delegation from the Legon Hall of the University of Ghana, led by Dr Cynthia Addoquaye Tagoe, has paid a courtesy call on the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to officially extend an invitation to him for the inauguration ceremony of the 17th Hall Master ceremony.
The Speaker was pleased to have the delegation, as the visit was nostalgic to his days in his alma mater as the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Legon Hall.
He assured the delegation of his participation and also encouraged the team to uphold loyalty and patriotism to Mother Ghana referring to his mantra; conform to transform.
History Behind the Hall
Legon comes from two indigenous Ga words: “ni-le” which is translated “knowledge” and “gon” which is translated as “hill”; thus Legon is the rendering of “nile- gon” – “hill of knowledge”; aptly describing the metre altitude of the Legon Campus.
Located 13 kilometers northeast of Accra, Legon Campus is recognized as the nerve centre of Ghana’s premier academic resource. It houses the central administration and the five traditional Halls of the University – Legon, Volta, Commonwealth, Akuafo, and Mensah Sarbah. Many of the academic, residence, and support service facilities that were commissioned in the 1960s and 1970s have undergone renovation and expansion. Recent projects include VALCO Trust Hostel (1997) Jubilee Hall (1998), International Students Hostels (1999), and Hilla Limann, Alexander Adum Kwapong, Jean Nelson Aka (2010), and Elizabeth Frances B. Sey Halls (2012).
