Deputy Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, GTEC, Prof Augustine Ocloo
Calls by the University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana chapter for the resignation of the Deputy Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, GTEC Prof Augustine Ocloo is unfounded and baseless in principle, According to Educationist and Corporate Governance Expert, Mark Arthur.
On 19 January 2026, the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Branch (UTAG-UG), issued a press release calling for the resignation of the Director-General and the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).
“While organized labour has the legitimate right to express concerns on matters of public interest, it is necessary to address serious factual, legal and governance misrepresentations in the said statement, particularly as they relate to the Deputy Director-General,” Mark Arthur said in a commentary posted and copied to the media on January 26, 2026.
In a commentary, he explained that a deputy director general is not responsible for any executive action taken by an organization.
According to him, under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), the Director-General is the Chief Executive Officer and head of the Commission’s administration.
He asserted that executive authority, decision-making responsibility and institutional accountability therefore rest with the Director-General.
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“The Deputy Director-General does not exercise independent executive authority and cannot be held personally responsible for institutional directives, regulatory correspondence or policy positions undertaken in the name of GTEC.”
Citing some responsibilities of the Deputy Director General to back his stance, he mentioned that the Deputy Director-General serves strictly in a supporting and assisting capacity, performing functions delegated by the Director-General.
“Any assertion, whether explicit or implied, that the Deputy Director-General acted independently or as a co-decision-maker in the matters raised by UTAG-UG is legally untenable.
“All substantive matters cited in the UTAG-UG statement, including regulatory correspondence, retirement directives, engagement with universities, interpretation of statutory mandates and interactions with Vice-Chancellors, are institutional actions executed under the authority of the Director-General and where applicable, through Management and Board processes” he opined.
He said, the UTAG-UG statement offends fundamental principles of natural justice, fairness, and administrative accountability.
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