12th March , 2025
The University of Ghana today have suspended a number of its students and employees’
Signed by Registrar Emelia Agyei-Mensah (Mrs.), The University cited through its statutes and code of conduct why the decision is important at this time
Dr. Sampson Obeng a lecturer in the Sociology department willfully or unwilfully broke the sexual harassment code contrary to section 1.1 (A) of the sexual harassment and miscount policy section 10.0 of the conduct for Academic Staff
As a result of this, he Dr. Sampson Obed Appiah is slapped with the following charges from the University of Ghana.
I) Issue a formal witten apology to the complainant.
II) Suspension from the University for two semesters: the second semester of the 2024/2025 academic year and the
first semester of the 2025/2026 academic year.
III)Barred from submiting an application for promotion to the
next highest grade for one year following the end of the
suspension period
IV) To undergo training on sexual harassment and misconduct, to be conducted by the Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee
According to the University, the sanctions above are in line with Section 15.0 of the Code of Conduct for Academic Staff.
It would be recalled that the University of Ghana (UG) suspended Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Butakor for six months and four months respectively for their roles in in similar sexual harassment scandal which hit the university in October 2019
Sexual harassment is a cancer which threatens the academic freedom in most Universities in Ghana where gabsfeed.com has received such complaints from some female students where according to them male Lecturers have threatened to fail them if they do not succumb to their sexual demands.
While we cannot tell the truth of the matter, our outlets are finding a proper means of reporting such cases to the university authorities so that it will be eventually investigated.
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Amidst this, it is also reported that some students have as well been affected by this decision made by the University through a cited number of cases including plagiarism, conspiracy, threatened to assault other students, possession of narcotics among others.
As posted by Radio Univers on X formerly Twitter names of Lecturers and students suspended from the University et al
@univofgh has released the lists of students and staff who have been sanctioned for misconduct. 1/2#UniversNews #VoiceOfLegon pic.twitter.com/Gj8zmuV63J
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