Executive Director of Ghana Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has called for support for the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in its efforts to expose fake academic credentials.
Kofi Asare commended GTEC for consistently calling out individuals with questionable academic titles, urging the public to rally behind the Commission.
“Ghana Tertiary Education Commission is doing a very good job by calling out those with fake academic titles. Let’s support them,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
His comments follow GTEC’s caution to Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, over her claims of holding the academic rank of professor.
In a letter to the Chief of Staff at the Presidency, GTEC explained that it had asked Dr. Ayensu-Danquah to provide proof of her professorial appointment by August 11, 2025. However, the documents submitted revealed inconsistencies.
A letter from the University of Utah, signed by Prof. W. Bradford Rockwell, Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Surgery, confirmed that Dr. Ayensu-Danquah was appointed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, not an Assistant Professor as claimed by her legal representatives.
GTEC stressed that omitting the term “Adjunct” was misleading, noting that the role is a non-tenure track position which, under Ghana’s academic framework, equates to a part-time lecturer—not a senior lecturer, and certainly not a professor.
“Based on the above, the Commission concludes that Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah does not hold the title of Professor in any capacity,” the letter stated.
Her legal team, led by David K. Ametefe, responded on August 8, arguing that she was indeed appointed an Assistant Professor of Surgery by the University of Utah and insisting that GTEC had no authority to demand such evidence since the appointment was made outside Ghana.
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