{"id":112808,"date":"2026-01-27T07:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112808"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:45:45","slug":"advocacy-group-backs-utag-ug-demands-gtec-bosss-removal-over-alleged-cover-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112808","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy group backs UTAG-UG, demands GTEC boss\u2019s removal over alleged cover-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Governance, Accountability and Transparency Forum (GATF), an education advocacy group, has thrown its weight behind the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) in demanding the immediate removal of Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai as Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).<\/p>\n

The Governance, Accountability and Transparency Forum (GATF), in a press statement dated January 21, 2026, accused Prof. Jinapor Abdulai of \u201cregulatory failure,\u201d \u201cabuse of office,\u201d and providing cover for deep-seated governance issues, particularly at the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is no longer an internal university dispute\u2026 It is now a matter of national institutional integrity, public trust, and the future of Ghana\u2019s higher education system,\u201d the group stated, calling for urgent presidential intervention.<\/p>\n

Alleged Conflict of Interest and Questionable Doctorate<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the core of the fresh allegations is what GATF describes as Prof. Jinapor Abdulai\u2019s failure to act on a \u201cwidely documented\u201d case involving his alleged close associate, Ms Vera Graham Asante, a senior administrator at GCTU.<\/p>\n

The group claims Ms Asante acquired a doctorate in 2021 from the Swiss Management Centre University, an institution it says was not accredited by GTEC. Despite a formal petition and evidence submitted to GTEC, the regulator under Prof. Jinapor Abdulai has neither sanctioned nor made a public determination on the matter.<\/p>\n

GATF alleges that Prof. Jinapor Abdulai has administratively treated the degree as a \u201cPhD equivalent,\u201d a move they label a \u201cdangerous abuse of office\u201d that distorts academic standards.<\/p>\n

Buried Audit Report and Unilateral Appointments<\/strong><\/p>\n

The statement also revisits the alleged suppression of a critical audit report on GCTU. It notes that the audit, conducted by a GTEC team led by Deputy Director-General Prof. Augustine Ocloo, has never been published or acted upon, raising questions about what it may have uncovered.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, GATF challenges the legitimacy of the current Vice-Chancellor of GCTU, alleging that his continued tenure relies on the \u201cactive support\u201d of Prof. Jinapor Abdulai, who they claim unilaterally extended a secondment that should require ministerial or presidential approval.<\/p>\n

Broader Pattern and National Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n

GATF argues that the GCTU situation is symptomatic of a wider breakdown at GTEC, which it says has become a centre for \u201cselective enforcement\u201d and \u201cpolitical or personal power-brokering.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group warned that the perceived regulatory decay threatens Ghana\u2019s international academic reputation, jeopardising student mobility, research collaborations, and the global recognition of Ghanaian degrees.<\/p>\n

This latest statement amplifies the pressure from UTAG-UG, which has been vocal in its criticisms of GTEC\u2019s leadership. <\/p>\n

As of now, GTEC has not officially responded to the specific allegations raised in GATF\u2019s latest statement. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"AdvocacyGovernance, Accountability and Transparency Forum (GATF), an education advocacy group, has thrown its weight behind the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) in demanding the immediate removal of Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai as Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).<\/p>\n

The Governance, Accountability and Transparency Forum (GATF), in a press statement dated January 21, 2026, accused Prof. Jinapor Abdulai of “regulatory failure,” “abuse of office,” and providing cover for deep-seated governance issues, particularly at the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[491,15984,3282,1883,10,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-gatf","category-gtec","category-national","category-politics","category-popular"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}