The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has joined the chorus for the immediate removal of the Director -General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTCE), Prof. Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, and his Deputy, Prof. Augustine Ocloo Abdulai.

According to the statement, signed by Dr. Jerry Opoku-Ansah, President of UTAG-UCC, and Prof. Isaac Buabeng, Secretary, the duo's continued stay in office is incompatible with restoring trust, stability, and legality in the governance of Ghana's Tertiary Education sector.

The Association warned that academic freedom is being undermined through subtle administrative pressure that weakens university autonomy, distorts internal governance, and compels universities to surrender lawful decision-making under fear of sanctions.

The UTAG-UCC statement is a call to action for the relevant authorities to take immediate action to address the concerns raised and restore stability and legality to the governance of Ghana's Tertiary Education sector 

UTAG-UCC emphasise that this is not a matter of personality or propaganda, but of legality, institutional integrity, and the survival of Ghana's public Tertiary Education system.

We urge the government and Parliament to act decisively, not merely as mediators, but as constitutional custodians of the public university autonomy and the rule of law, by enforcing leadership accountability at GTEC and urgently implementing legal reform to curb the arbitrariness and restore trust in tertiary governance