{"id":112701,"date":"2026-01-26T08:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112701"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:51:06","slug":"call-for-gtec-deputy-director-generals-resignation-is-unfounded-mark-arthur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112701","title":{"rendered":"Call for GTEC Deputy Director-General\u2019s resignation is unfounded \u2013 Mark Arthur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Educationist and corporate governance expert Mark Arthur has described calls for the resignation of the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) as unfounded and baseless.<\/p>\n

His comments follow a 19 January 2026 press release by the University Teachers\u2019 Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Branch (UTAG-UG), which called for the resignation of both the Director-General and Deputy Director-General of GTEC.<\/p>\n

While acknowledging that organised labour has a legitimate right to raise concerns on matters of public interest, Mr Arthur said the UTAG-UG statement contains serious factual, legal and governance misrepresentations, particularly regarding the role of the Deputy Director-General.<\/p>\n

In a commentary copied to the media, he explained that a Deputy Director-General is not responsible for executive actions taken by an organisation.<\/p>\n

Under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), he noted, the Director-General is the Chief Executive Officer and head of GTEC\u2019s administration. As such, executive authority, decision-making responsibility and institutional accountability rest solely with the Director-General.<\/p>\n

According to him, the Deputy Director-General does not exercise independent executive authority and therefore cannot be held personally responsible for institutional directives, regulatory correspondence or policy positions issued in the name of GTEC.<\/p>\n

He further explained that the Deputy Director-General serves strictly in a supporting and assisting capacity, performing duties delegated by the Director-General.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny assertion, whether explicit or implied, that the Deputy Director-General acted independently or as a co-decision-maker in the matters raised by UTAG-UG is legally untenable,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Addressing the substance of the concerns raised by UTAG-UG, Mr Arthur argued that they relate to institutional policy and executive direction, not individual conduct.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll substantive matters cited in the UTAG-UG statement, including regulatory correspondence, retirement directives, engagement with universities, interpretation of statutory mandates, and interactions with Vice-Chancellors, are institutional actions executed under the authority of the Director-General and, where applicable, through Management and Board processes,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n

He concluded that the UTAG-UG statement offends fundamental principles of natural justice, fairness and administrative accountability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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