Sex For Grade Scandal, Two University Of Ghana Lecturers Indicted

The sex for grade scandal rocking Nigeria’s West African neighbour, Ghana has taken a new twist, just like the situatio in Nigeria

The two Ghanaian lecturers who were secretly filmed sexually harassing undercover BBC reporters have been suspended.

Their suspension it to pave way for an investigation which would also determine their fate.

The two dons had already been identified as Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor.

A report in the Vanguard indicates that the two had been filmed by undercover BBC reporters,  posing as students for a BBC documentary.

Despite denying any wrongdoing, both Professor Gyampo and Dr Butakor were suspended.

The suspensions follow similar action against two lecturers in Nigeria, who were also filmed by the BBC.

Footage of the University of Ghana lecturers was broadcast on Monday as part of a documentary by the BBC’s Africa Eye investigative unit, exposing sexual harassment and misconduct by lecturers.

The University of Ghana said Professor Gyampo and Dr Butakor had been called to appear before a committee to give evidence.

The Eagle reports that in the wake of similar allegation against two University of Lagos lecturers, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu and Dr Samuel Oladipo, the duo were suspended.

 The university authorities had established an investigative committee after the Sex For Grade video went viral.

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Speaking after the broadcast of the film, the chairperson of the Anti-Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Committee at the University of Ghana, condemned the conduct of the Ghanaian lecturers seen in the footage

 “Unacceptable, inappropriate behaviour that is really an affront to their positions as lecturers at the University of Ghana,” Dr Margaret Amoakohene told the BBC’s Thomas Naadi in Accra.

She said the committee would make recommendations to the university authorities only after an investigation had concluded.

“What we are doing now is to open our doors to other victims to come and testify to us as to what their experiences have been, whether they are current students or past students,” she said.

“We invite them to come and tell us.” In a statement published on Tuesday, the University of Ghana said it had created “additional communication channels” for members of the university community to report harassment, including a dedicated email address: earmystory@ug.edu.gh.