Investigate C.K. Tedam Univ VC over appointment procedure breach-GTEC to Council
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According to GTEC, it expects a formal report on the investigation to be submitted by the end of the month. In a letter dated September 10, 2025, the Commission also noted that it will conduct a forensic audit of every appointment and promo...
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Council of the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Navrongo to investigate the conduct of its current Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Albert Luguterah, over alleged breaches of procedure and the questionable use of academic titles.
According to GTEC, it expects a formal report on the investigation to be submitted by the end of the month. In a letter dated September 10, 2025, the Commission also noted that it will conduct a forensic audit of every appointment and promotion made during Prof. Luguterah’s tenure.
The controversy centers on Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Acting Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, who has been accused of using the title “Professor” without following the established academic path. GTEC stated that his application for an Associate Professorship bypassed the required processes of departmental review, faculty scrutiny, and external evaluation.
Even more troubling, the Commission noted, was the fact that Dr. Akoriyea was already being referred to as “Professor” when he applied for a part-time position at the university’s Department of Anaesthesia in 2024.
GTEC maintains that the claim of promotion to the rank of Professor is unsubstantiated. A review of his records, it said, shows no evidence that Dr. Akoriyea ever held a full-time academic post or progressed through the ranks of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor—requirements for the title in Ghana.
The Commission has directed the university to halt consideration of Dr. Akoriyea’s application and either withdraw his appointment or formally clarify to him that his role was part-time, non-tenured, and does not entitle him to the title of Professor.
GTEC’s decision follows a public petition challenging Dr. Akoriyea’s use of the title. The matter has since escalated, with the Commission openly criticizing the university’s management for submitting his application to the Appointments and Promotions Board despite clear directives to the contrary.
