The University of Professional Studies, Accra has organised a non-denominational thanksgiving service to offer praise and thanks to God for the transformational leadership of Prof. Abednego Okoe Amartey, whose tenure as Vice-Chancellor is coming to a conclusion at the end of this year.
Family, friends, faculty, staff, students as well as high-profile dignitaries gathered to celebrate Prof. Amartey’s remarkable achievements and selfless leadership, as he prepares to bow out of office in December.
The Thanksgiving Service presented the platform for close relations to offer a fitting tribute to Prof. Amartey, whose leadership has left an indelible mark on UPSA.
General Overseer of the Fountain Gate Chapel, Rev. Eastwood Anaba delivered an impactful keynote address, lauding Prof. Amartey’s humility, which he urged all to emulate.
Drawing on Philippians 2:5-7, he emphasized the virtue of humility, describing it as “the least, the last, and the lost virtue in this generation.”
He said, “We live in a time when the Saviour emptied Himself for mankind, yet we are busy amassing wealth.”
Rev. Anaba urged the gathering to embrace humility as the greatest of virtues, asserting that though it may seem as though “you will never make it in life, God blesses those who serve with humility.”
Founder and Presiding Archbishop of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams offered a farewell prayer to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor and his family, ushering him into the next chapter of his life.
Among the dignitaries present were renowned ministers including Dr. Michael Boadi Nyamekye, Prophet Nanasei Opoku-Sarkodie, Prophet Isaac Anto, Prophet Christopher Yaw Annor, and Apostle General Sam Korankye Ankrah.
They all paid homage to Prof. Amartey’s lasting impact on UPSA, commending his selflessness, dedication to excellence and humility.
In his address, Prof. Okoe Amartey, who was visibly moved, dedicated the honour not to himself, but to “celebrate the good God who has brought me this far.”
He added, “I am here to celebrate God’s unending goodness and grace.”
Also in attendance were Vice-Chancellors from other universities, former First Lady Amissah Arthur, and other prominent leaders.
