The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ordered Professor Erasmus Samuel Alnaa, Vice Chancellor of Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) in the Upper East Region, to resume his duties with immediate effect, even as an official investigation into alleged procurement breaches continues.
This directive, issued in a letter dated May 4, 2026, and signed by GTEC Director-General Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, takes precedence over earlier decisions by the university’s Council, which had placed Prof. Alnaa on suspension. The letter, obtained by Apexnewsgh, makes it clear that GTEC’s order overrides all previous communications from the BTU Council regarding Prof. Alnaa’s position.
Prof. Alnaa’s ordeal began on December 12, 2025, when the Council Chairman instructed him to proceed on accumulated leave. This was soon followed by an updated directive on January 22, 2026, and, ultimately, a formal suspension on February 16, 2026, pending investigations into alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), as amended, and the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921).
As a result, BTU has operated without its substantive Vice Chancellor for nearly three months, until GTEC’s intervention.
In its letter, the Commission emphasized the need for uninterrupted administration at the university, stating, “The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission directs you [Prof. Erasmus Samuel Alnaa to resume work as the Vice Chancellor of Bolgatanga Technical University with immediate effect, while the investigations into the alleged breaches of procurement continue.”
GTEC further assured Prof. Alnaa that any outstanding issues at the university would be addressed in due course, encouraging his continued cooperation with the process.
Copies of the letter were sent to the Minister of Education, the BTU Council Chairman, the Chairman of VCTU-G, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, and the Registrar of BTU, signaling that all relevant stakeholders have been duly informed of the Commission’s directive.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com