UCC denies vice-chancellor Prof Jonson’s appointment termination
The management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has denied reports widely circulated on various social media platforms indicating the appointment of its Vice Chancellor, Prof Jonson Nyarko Boampong has been terminated.
UCC’s comment comes after a letter written and signed by the Chairman of the University Council, Prof Harold S. Amonoo-Kuofi, indicated the termination of the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Cape Coast University.
The reason given by the Council Chair is that Prof Boampong will attain age 60 in 2025 and will therefore not be able to complete his two-year tenure before he attains the compulsory retirement age of 60 on September 18, 2025.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Council Chair has therefore asked Vice-Chancellor, Prof Jonson Nyarko Boampongto to hand over to the Pro Vice-Chancellor.
But the management of UCC in a statement sighted by Thisterm.com challenging Prof Harold S. Amonoo-Kuofi’s decision said no such arrangement has been made adding that at its last meeting held on Tuesday, 30th July 2024.
“Council has not met to discuss or take such a decision and that, at its last meeting held on Tuesday, 30th July 2024, records available indicate that matters discussed and decided upon did not include the Vice-Chancellor’s tenure,” it said.
The Cape-Coast based University therefore has urged members of the general public and university community to disregard any information indicating Vice-Chancellor Prof Jonson Nyarko Boampong appointment has been terminated.
The letter from Prof H. S. Amonoo-Kuofi as Chairman of the Council has also been challenged by seven members of the UCC Governing Council and the UCC branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG).
The seven members challenging Prof Amonoo-Kuofi’s “unilateral decision” are Prof Eric Anane (Convocation), Dr Jerry Opoku-Ansah (UTAG Rep), Mr Samuel Danso Akoto (Alumni Rep), Mr Vincent Kojo Siabi (SRC Rep), Mr Kwabena Adjepong (GRASAG Rep), Mr Benjamin Frank Hagan (TEWU-TUC Rep) and Mr Mohammed Quanson (CHASS Rep).
“We have sighted with shock, a letter solely and privately written by the Chairman of Council, Prof H.S. Amonoo-Kuofi, purporting to terminate the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof John Nyarko Boampong,” they said in a statement.
The seven members of the council added “No such decision has been made by Council in any of our meetings whatsoever. Council met on 30th July 2024 and no such matter was discussed, and neither was any such decision made.