GABRIEL AHIADORME OKRONIPA (PLAINTIFF) vs. TAKORADI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (DEFENDANT)

In 2016, the government of Ghana passed the Technical University Act (Act 922) converting a number of polytechnic institutions including the defendant herein into technical universities. The defendant, prior to that had been established and operated under the Polytechnics Act, 2007 (Act 745) and the statutes of 2008 made there under. In September 2012, a Registrar was appointed for the polytechnic under the existing law. Her tenure of office was for 6 years beginning from 1st October 2012 renewable for another 6 years upon satisfactory performance. While still serving the first term of 6 years, the Act 922 came into force. The statutes made pursuant to section 26 of the Act fixed a new term of 4 years, renewable for another 4-year term for the Registrar of the university. Getting to the expiration of the Registrar’s first term of 6 years, the defendant, of the thinking that the term was ending caused to be published in the “Daily Graphic” newspaper vacancy for the office of Re...