The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana Prof. Ebenezer Oduro-Owusu says the BBC sex for grades documentary is affecting international projects of the University.
According to the VC, a scheduled enrollment exercise by the school in Nigeria has been put on hold as a result of the documentary which accused two lecturers of the university of sexual harassment.
Speaking to Starr FM the Mr. Oduro-Owusu described the BBC ‘sex for grades’ documentary as a ”bad taste”.
“The BBC documentary is in bad taste and have affected us all badly. Not only the University of Ghana, it has affected other universities.There are some projects that are to take place but have been put on hold because of what has happened.We have a team that is supposed to go to the UK on research grounds ,its been put on hold. Our foreign admission team was to go to Nigeria but they have asked us that we put it on hold due to the film. Other things have also been put on hold so it has affected the school.”
The two accused lecturers have been suspended by the university pending investigations into the accusations.
Again, the VC rubbished sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by the CEO of Africa Integras Andrea Pizziconi.
Andrea Pizziconi stated in a tweet that the University of Ghana revoked her contract because she refused sexual advances from the Vice-Chancellor.
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The Vice-Chancellor responding to her comment said : “The claims are not true and can never be true. If you know me so well you wouldn’t be asking me that question. It can’ be true. I met her because of the project and I never meet her alone. I have never had any personal engagement with her. All our meetings with this woman has been extremely business one”.
Meanwhile, the National Accreditation Board is urging universities and other tertiary institutions to protect female students
”The NAC implores all institutions to protect the students especially the females by institutiong appropriate systems, structures and strengthen and fully implement its sexual harassment policies”.
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