The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has suspended all government support and services for the University of Cape Coast (UCC), effectively immediately. GTEC has also designated UCC as “non-existent” on its official portal.
This decision was announced in a statement issued on Monday, September 22, 2025.
The suspension will impact all major engagements with UCC, a direct result of the university’s failure to comply with directives regarding the tenure of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong.
The GTEC’s action follows the UCC’s disregard for a High Court injunction issued on October 8, 2024.
The injunction restrains the university’s Governing Council from taking any action on Professor Boampong’s appointment.
Despite this and having reached the mandatory retirement age of 60, Professor Boampong has reportedly remained in office.
GTEC has therefore stated it will no longer process any of UCC’s requests for:
- Programme accreditation
- Government salary subventions
- GETFund disbursements
- Research and book allowances
- Post-retirement contracts
- Financial clearance for recruitment
- Other related administrative matters
The directive, signed by Professor Augustine Ocloo, the Acting Deputy Director-General of GTEC, will remain in effect until UCC proves full compliance with the Commission’s orders.
GTEC cited Section 7(1) of the University of Cape Coast Act, 1992 (PNDCL 278), which defines the role of the Vice-Chancellor. This is also subject to Article 199(1) of the 1992 Constitution, which mandates retirement at age 60.
The Commission further noted the UCC Statutes (2016), which permit a Vice-Chancellor to serve a four-year term, renewable for another three years, but only if the individual has not exceeded the retirement age.
Pending resolution of the ongoing legal dispute before the Cape Coast High Court, GTEC has designated Professor Denis Worlanyo Aheto, the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor, as Acting Vice-Chancellor.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
