The National President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof. Mamudu Akudugu, has reacted to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s (GTEC) decision to block all government-related support and services to the University of Cape Coast (UCC), warning that the move could damage the image of indigenous institutions.
The reaction follows GTEC’s declaration of UCC as non-existent on its official portal, after a statement issued on Monday, September 22, 2025, announced the suspension of all major engagements with the university. The decision, according to GTEC, stems from UCC’s failure to comply with directives regarding the tenure of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Univers News, Prof. Akudugu cautioned that GTEC’s action would raise concerns among international partners and threaten existing research collaborations.
“The decision taken by GTEC to restrain UCC from receiving important institutional support has serious implications for our indigenous institutions because the image being projected out there is not a good one. For example, many partner institutions and collaborative research funding organizations are asking questions. If we say that UCC is not accredited, it doesn’t exist, then what happens to agreements that have been signed for research grants and other projects? It does not send a good image out there,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Acting Director-General of GTEC, Professor Augustine Ocloo, has maintained that the directive — which bars the processing of any of UCC’s requests, including programme accreditation, GETFund disbursement, and other administrative matters — will remain in effect until further notice.
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Story by Sandra Abena Bansah | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Gabriel Tecco Mensah
