Counsel for the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has requested that the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) rescind its directive instructing the Vice-Chancellor to step aside.
The formal request was contained in a letter dated September 19, 2025, addressed to GTEC and copied to key stakeholders, including the Minister of Education, the Chancellor and Council Chair of UCC, and the Chairman of Vice-Chancellors Ghana.
According to the lawyers, GTEC’s directive was both unlawful and in contempt of a subsisting court order.
The lawyers contend that GTEC’s letter dated September 19, 2025, is akin to an attempt by a former UCC Council Chairman to remove the Vice-Chancellor via text message, an action that is the subject of ongoing litigation at the Cape Coast High Court.
The High Court in October 2024 granted an injunction restraining the University’s Governing Council and other stakeholders from discussing or taking any action that may remove or suspend Prof. Boampong, pending the final determination of the case.
A subsequent attempt by GTEC to overturn this injunction at the Supreme Court was dismissed on February 5, 2025.
The lawyers further reminded GTEC that the Constitution permits the state to employ persons over 60 years old under certain conditions, a provision that supports their client’s continued tenure.
Additionally, they cited UCC’s rollover policy and university statutes as legal bases for Prof. Boampong’s tenure.
“It is therefore surprising that you have written a letter taking a decision that has suspended the appointment of our client as Vice-Chancellor,” the letter stated. “Apart from disrespecting the court orders, your actions also amount to side-stepping the Statutes of the University.”
The lawyers have therefore threatened to institute a legal action against GTEC should it fail to withdraw the directive.
The added that Prof. Boampong will continue to discharge his duties as Vice-Chancellor in line with university regulations and the court’s ruling.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana