Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa has been sacked from his position as Vice Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU).
His dismissal has received approval from the Governing Council, as stated in a communiqué signed by the University Registrar, Emmanuel Baidoo.
Prof Ohene Afoakwa, who was seconded to the University in the role of Vice Chancellor (VC), was informed at the beginning of February 2026 that his secondment as VC would end on February 28, 2026, and that he was to commence his voluntary retirement on that same date.
Following this, a letter dated February 26, 2026, written by the Chairman of the Governing Council, Ing Divine Kpetigo, and directed to the Registrar, Mr Emmanuel Baidoo, indicated that Prof Ohene Afoakwa’s term as Vice Chancellor would terminate on February 28, 2026, and that the Registrar was to ensure that all interactions with him would cease.
“In view of the foregoing, you are hereby notified that with effect from 28th February 2026, Prof Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa is no longer authorised to act in the capacity of Vice Chancellor,” the letter stated.
On March 3, 2026, the Governing Council convened an emergency meeting, during which they approved Prof Afoakwa’s dismissal and confirmed the appointment of Prof. Ebenezer Malcalm as the new Vice Chancellor, according to the Registrar, Emmanuel Baidoo.
The circular stressed that the decision regarding his dismissal has been sanctioned by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), the governing body for all tertiary institutions in the nation.
