A lecturer at Ghana Christian University College (GCUC) has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the school’s upcoming graduation ceremony, claiming that dozens of unqualified students are being wrongfully cleared to enter the national health sector.
Josephine Aba Sackey, a lecturer from the Faculty of Health Sciences, has taken legal action against the university, its President Reverend James Yamoah, and its affiliate, the University for Development Studies (UDS).
The case is currently before the High Court in Adentan, Accra.
In her suit, Ms. Sackey accuses the university of academic fraud and regulatory violations.
She alleges that President Yamoah has consistently admitted and graduated students who do not meet the minimum academic qualifications required for nursing and health science programs.
These include individuals with failed WASSCE results or vocational certificates from the NVTI, which are not recognised for such professional courses.
According to the Statement of Claim, the university’s president allegedly bypassed academic procedures to graduate ineligible students, most recently in March 2025.
He is now reportedly preparing to do the same with at least 41 students at the graduation ceremony which was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Supporting the case are internal memos written by the university’s Vice President, Dr. Richard Owusu Nyarko, addressed directly to President Yamoah in September and October 2025.
In the memos, Dr. Nyarko warns against the graduation of the unqualified students and raises further concerns about unauthorised satellite campuses operating in Kumasi, Takoradi, Nalerigu, and Anyinase facilities that reportedly lack essential infrastructure such as libraries and clinical skills labs.
The lawsuit also notes that the Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC) withdrew accreditation for GCUC’s nursing programs in September 2025 due to these ongoing irregularities.
Despite this, the university has allegedly continued to admit students and prepare them for graduation.
In her application for an interlocutory injunction, filed by lawyer Justice Abdulai, Ms. Sackey argues that allowing unqualified students to graduate and enter the health system poses a serious risk to public health.
The motion warns that this could lead to the employment of untrained individuals in hospitals and clinics, potentially endangering lives.
“The 2nd Respondent, by his actions, will cause the release of unqualified persons into the health sector, resulting in the employment of such dangerous persons in our hospitals and health centers to attend to members of the public,” the motion states.
The legal filing also argues that the harm caused would be “irreparable,” as any damage to public health cannot be undone or compensated financially. This, the plaintiff argues, makes the injunction both necessary and urgent.
Among the reliefs sought in the suit are the suspension of the October 18 graduation ceremony and any future ceremonies until a full audit is conducted, the removal of President Yamoah from office, and a court order barring him from performing his duties.
The suit also calls for a re-evaluation or dismissal of all unqualified students, a forensic audit of admissions led by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and UDS, and the revocation of degrees previously awarded to unqualified students in March 2025.
The High Court is expected to hear the injunction application on Thursday, November 13.
If granted, the university’s graduation ceremony could be postponed indefinitely, pending the outcome of the legal process.
