GTEC orders UCC Vice-Chancellor to vacate position over retirement age
GTEC orders UCC Vice-Chancellor to vacate position over retirement age
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has asked the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong to procced on retirement, citing the compulsory retirement age of 60.
In a letter dated Friday, September 19, 2025, GTEC noted that Prof. Boampong has attained the retirement age of 60 years and his continued stay in office violates Article 199(1) of the 1992 Constitution, which stipulates that public officers must retire at age 60 unless otherwise provided.
“Sir, for your guidance Article 199 (l) stipulates that a public officer shall, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, retire from the public service on attaining the age of sixty years.
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“The Office of the Vice-Chancellor, being an office established under Section 7(1) of the University of Cape Coast Act, 1992 (PNDCL 278), is a public office under the meaning and intendment of Article 199(1). Hence, anyone acting in the office of the Vice-Chancellor is presumptively mandated to proceed on compulsory retirement upon attaining 60 years,” the letter stated.
GTEC also referenced the University of Cape Coast Statutes (2016), which set the Vice-Chancellor’s tenure at an initial four years, renewable for an additional three years, provided the statutory retirement age is not exceeded.
According to GTEC, the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto is to act Vice-Chancellor per the Commission’s regulatory mandate enshrined in section 7 of the Education Regulatory Bodies Act (Act 1023).
The Commission noted that it is aware the matter is currently before the Cape Coast High Court and has therefore instructed the Chairman of the UCC Governing Council to hold on with the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor until final determination of the case.
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