The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), demanding the immediate withdrawal of its sanctions against the university.
The ultimatum, delivered by UTAG-UCC Secretary Dr. Isaac Boabeng, follows GTEC’s recent move to suspend all government-related support and services to UCC and to label the institution as “non-existent” on its official portal.
According to GTEC, the sanctions were prompted by UCC’s alleged failure to comply with directives concerning the tenure of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong.
Dr. Boabeng, however, described the Commission’s action as “unlawful, unjustifiable, and a direct attack on the dignity and livelihood of university staff.”
“We, UTAG and other unions on campus, categorically reject this publication in its content as unlawful, unjustifiable, and a direct attack on the dignity and the livelihood of the university staff,” he said.
He further condemned the withdrawal of government support, warning against any attempt to interfere with the payment of staff salaries. Such a move, he stressed, would not only be reckless but criminal.
“Salaries are not privileges that someone can whimsically say, ‘I have withdrawn.’ It is unacceptable to deny the university staff what is due them unjustifiably and unlawfully. I mean, it’s criminal and should be treated with the contempt it deserves,” Dr. Boabeng asserted.
UTAG-UCC has demanded that GTEC withdraw its directive and issue a formal apology by Thursday or Friday. Failure to comply, the association warned, will result in a protest march to Accra by the university’s staff unions.
“If GTEC fails to do it in the coming days — by Thursday or Friday — we are all marching to Accra. They should come and lock the University of Cape Coast and take the keys to Accra. GTEC and Professor Okloh should understand that there are laws in this country,” Dr. Boabeng said.
Source: Wesleyannews.com
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