The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has revoked its recognition of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), effective immediately.
According to GTEC, the reason for this decision is the continued use of an unearned doctoral title by ICAG’s Chief Executive Officer, Eric Oduro Osae.
A letter dated January 8, 2026, and signed by Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, Director-General of GTEC, directed ICAG to cease operations as a recognised institution.
The Commission declared that all certificates issued by the Institute from the date of the letter would be considered unrecognised. GTEC noted that there had been a serious breach of quality assurance protocols following a recent media profile in which Oduro Osae claimed to hold a doctorate in political economy, despite earlier directives from the commission instructing him to stop using the academic title ‘Dr’.
The Commission stated that it had previously investigated Oduro Osae’s academic credentials in a letter dated October 13, 2025, and found that the doctoral certificates he submitted from the Swiss Management Centre (SMC) and Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN) were invalid and unrecognised under Ghana’s tertiary education framework.
GTEC’s investigation uncovered multiple inconsistencies and anomalies in the academic records provided, including the absence of credit hours, unclear grading structures, unverifiable course classifications, and uncertainty surrounding the relationship between SMC and UCN in awarding the degrees.
Furthermore, the Commission was unable to reconcile conflicting claims that Oduro Osae held doctoral qualifications from the University of London, SMC, and UCN, noting that no verifiable documentation was provided to substantiate any of the claims.
GTEC declared the certificates from Swiss Management Centre and Universidad Central de Nicaragua invalid and ordered Oduro Osae to immediately cease using the title “Dr” in all professional and public representations; however, it became aware of a publication profiling Oduro Osae in connection with his appointment as ICAG’s Chief Executive Officer, in which he was described as holding a doctorate in political economy.
“The inclusion of this information is considered misleading and adversely affects the credibility and integrity of the institution you currently head,” the January 8 letter said.
The Commission explained that the reason it withdrew its recognition of the Institute was reversible, provided appropriate corrective measures were taken by Oduro Osae and the Institute to address the breach. It also directed its Director of Corporate Affairs to list ICAG among unrecognised institutions for public information.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
