 has suspended the processing of all major requests from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) following a standoff over the continued stay of Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who has exceeded the compulsory retirement age.){kind=link}
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has suspended the processing of all major requests from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) following a standoff over the continued stay of Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, who has exceeded the compulsory retirement age.
In a letter issued on Monday, GTEC said UCC’s Governing Council has been under a High Court injunction since October 2024, barring it from making decisions on Prof. Boampong’s appointment. Despite this, he remains in office, contrary to constitutional and statutory provisions.
The regulator announced that it will no longer process requests from UCC covering accreditation, government salary subventions, GETFund support, book and research allowances, recruitment clearance, or post-retirement contracts until the university complies with its directives.
Last week, GTEC formally ordered Prof. Boampong to vacate his post, citing Article 199(1) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution and the University of Cape Coast Act, which require public officers to retire at 60. The commission also referenced UCC’s own statutes, which limit a Vice-Chancellor’s tenure to four years, renewable for an additional three, but only within the retirement age.
In the interim, GTEC has directed Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, to serve as Acting Vice-Chancellor. It further instructed that the Governing Council suspend any process of appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellor until the court resolves the matter.
Checks on GTEC’s official website show that UCC has been removed from the list of recognised public universities, underscoring the seriousness of the impasse.