CAPE COAST, CENTRAL REGION – Lawyers for the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, have formally demanded that the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) withdraw its letter instructing the Vice-Chancellor to step aside.
In a strongly worded 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, legal counsel for Prof. Boampong described GTEC’s directive as both unlawful and in contempt of a subsisting court order.
The lawyers argue that GTEC’s letter dated September 19, 2025, echoes a similar attempt by a former UCC Council Chairman to remove the Vice-Chancellor via text message—an action that has become the subject of an ongoing legal battle at the Cape Coast High Court.
On October 8, 2024, the High Court 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 also reminded GTEC that the Constitution permits the state to employ persons over 60 years old under certain conditions—a provision they say supports their client’s continued stay in office. Additionally, they cited UCC’s own 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 legal team has demanded an immediate withdrawal of GTEC’s letter and stated that Prof. Boampong will continue to discharge his duties as Vice-Chancellor in line with university regulations and the court’s ruling.
Failure to comply, the letter warned, would lead to further legal action to uphold the authority of the court.
Source: citinewsroom.com
