GTEC officials arrest Director at Nyarkotey University for running unaccredited programmes
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has caused the arrest of one of the directors of Nyarkotey University College of Holistic Medicine and Technology located at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region for running unaccredited programmes. He was also found to be operating unaccredited health facility. Dr Ademan Tetteh was picked up on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Officials of GTEC led a team of officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to the Ashaiman-based university where they met Dr. Tetteh who is also one of three owners of the school.
The other two directors, Daniel Tetteh Boafo and Professor Nyarkotey Obu were however not present at the time of the visit.
After waiting for some time without the two directors showing up, coupled with the inability of the authorities present to provide proof of accreditation, the CID officials were forced to pick up the ‘sole director’ for further interrogation.
The officers also arrested the Registrar of the school. They were both sent to the Police CID Headquarters for further investigations.
In another turn of event the Director was found to be allegedly using an unearned doctorate title.
Upon questioning he said it was an honorary title conferred upon him.
Addressing journalists after the arrest, the Director for Corporate Affairs at GTEC, Jerry Sarfo said, “This is something we’re doing because there have been persistent calls for people to desist from running unaccredited programmes and they keep doing it. So, there was the need for us to actually enforce compliance.
“So yes, we came here to have a look at this, and we have actually had some interactions with the director who happens to be one of the three directors here and the registrar was the management member here. And we’re going to actually have further interactions with them at the police station”.
He added that, “So as it is now, I think this is what we can say for now but regarding the professorship thing that we saw, I think we need to interrogate further. Yes, we have seen that they have been offered Doctorship and honorary professorship and we need to look at it first before we are able to justify.
“So, for that one we don’t want to be in there. But the purpose for which we’re here is for the fact that the institution is running an unaccredited programme which we frown upon as a Commission”. He stressed.
