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UTAG-UG Issues Ultimatum: GTEC Bosses Given January 31 Deadline to Resign or Face Strike Action
The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Branch (UTAG-UG), has issued a strong ultimatum to the leadership of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), demanding the resignation of its Director-General, Prof. Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, and his deputy, Prof. Augustine Ocloo, by January 31, 2026, or risk industrial action.
In a sharply worded press release jointly signed by UTAG-UG President, Dr Jerry Joe Harrison, and Secretary, Dr Godfred B. Hagan, the Association warned that failure to comply with the ultimatum would trigger a formal petition to the Chief of Staff for their removal, alongside possible strike action.
“UTAG-UG calls on the DG, Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, and DDG, Prof. Augustine Ocloo, to resign honourably by the 31st of January 2026,” the statement said. “Failure to do so will result in a petition to the Chief of Staff for their removal and industrial action if necessary.”
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UTAG-UG accused the GTEC leadership of persistently undermining tertiary education institutions, arguing that their actions run contrary to the Commission’s mandate under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023).
According to the Association, GTEC has abandoned its core regulatory and developmental responsibilities and instead focused on what it described as “tangential and sometimes frivolous actions”, including the pursuit of individuals with alleged “fake degrees”.
“While GTEC is busy chasing people with fake degrees, the real issues destroying tertiary education in Ghana are being ignored,” UTAG-UG stated.
The Association painted a grim picture of the state of public tertiary education, warning that quality has fallen to “an all-time low” due to chronic underfunding, poor infrastructure, and inadequate remuneration for lecturers.
UTAG-UG noted that budgetary allocations to public universities are largely limited to salary payments, leaving little room for research, infrastructure development or academic innovation.
“These systemic problems pose existential threats to tertiary education in Ghana, yet GTEC appears indifferent,” the statement said.
UTAG-UG called on other UTAG branches and allied institutions to join what it described as a fight against “tyranny, oppression and administrative abuse” within the tertiary education regulatory framework.
“We urge all other UTAG campuses and sister institutions to join this fight to restore sanity and hope to our public education institutions,” the Association declared.
Beyond the call for resignations, UTAG-UG also demanded the immediate enactment of a Legislative Instrument (LI) to guide the implementation of Act 1023. According to the Association, the absence of such an LI has created room for abuse of power by GTEC leadership.
The ultimatum raises the prospect of renewed labour unrest in Ghana’s tertiary education sector, with lecturers signalling their readiness to escalate the dispute if the government fails to act before the end-of-January deadline.
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