{"id":229900,"date":"2024-10-11T01:29:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T01:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/11\/court-clears-ucc-vice-chancellor-to-resume-duties-orders-interlocutory-injunction-against-council\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T01:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T01:29:48","slug":"court-clears-ucc-vice-chancellor-to-resume-duties-orders-interlocutory-injunction-against-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/11\/court-clears-ucc-vice-chancellor-to-resume-duties-orders-interlocutory-injunction-against-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Court clears UCC vice-chancellor to resume duties, orders interlocutory injunction against council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/452\/45291362.295.jpg\" alt=\"UCC Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong,\" title=\"UCC Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong,\" width=\"295\" height=\"148\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>UCC Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has been cleared to resume his role following a Cape Coast High Court ruling that granted a stay of execution on an earlier injunction barring him from performing his official duties.<\/p>\n<p>This decision allows Prof. Boampong to continue his work as Vice-Chancellor while legal proceedings surrounding his reappointment are resolved.<\/p>\n<p>The court also issued an interlocutory injunction against the UCC Governing Council and its Chairman, prohibiting any discussions or decisions related to Prof. Boampong\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling further prevents the university from taking any actions that could impact his reappointment until the court delivers its final judgment.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between Prof. Boampong and the UCC Governing Council erupted after an alumnus filed a legal challenge questioning the Vice-Chancellor&#8217;s reappointment.<\/p>\n<p>The situation intensified when the Council Chairman attempted to terminate Prof. Boampong\u2019s renewed two-year term, despite it having already been approved by the Council.<\/p>\n<p>His term, which runs from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026, faced abrupt cancellation through a letter issued on July 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This action drew sharp criticism from other members of the Council and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), who described the Chairman\u2019s move as &#8220;unlawful and unilateral.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>UTAG emphasised that Prof. Boampong\u2019s reappointment adhered to all statutory procedures of the university.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prof. Boampong\u2019s reappointment followed due process and was lawful,&#8221; UTAG said in a statement, condemning the Council Chairman\u2019s attempt to derail the ongoing court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The Cape Coast High Court had previously placed an interlocutory injunction on Prof. Boampong, temporarily barring him from serving as Vice-Chancellor.<\/p>\n<p>However, the recent court ruling overturning that decision now allows him to remain in office while the case continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCC Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has been cleared to resume his role following a Cape Coast High Court ruling that granted a stay of execution on an earlier injunction barring him from performing his official duties. 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