DR. RICHARD AKPLOTSYI vs. HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY & 2 0RS

The applicant, a senior lecturer (PhD) of Ho Technical University, challenged a one-year suspension without pay imposed by the University through a letter dated 22 June 2022 effective 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. He alleged that, following a series of disputes with the University authorities, including disciplinary proceedings and repeated requirements that he renew his teaching appointment, the respondents acted with malice, arbitrariness, vindictiveness and in violation of his human rights. He sought declarations nullifying the suspension, declarations that the respondents’ conduct violated his human rights, reinstatement, compensation, and related reliefs. Portion of judgment: under “1 Background”, especially the passages beginning “The applicant until his one-year suspension…” and “Citing a litany of other administrative acts… the Applicant on 29 July 2022… commenced this action for grant of the following reliefs”.

JUDGMENT 1 Background The 1st Respondent herein is a tertiary educational institution of higher learning and a body corporate per the Technical Universities Act, 2016 s. 1(2). It used to be a Polytechnic. 2nd Respondent, at all material times, is its Vice-Chancellor. The applicant until his one-year suspension by 1st Respondent per a letter dated 22 June 2022 (Exhibit Z2) effective 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 was a senior lecturer with 1st Respondent. The suspension seems to be the cause of the action. The applicant claims that arising from a series of misunderstanding engagements with Respondents, the latter had vindictively denied him appointments to available positions he is duly qualified and entitled to in the 1st Respondent institution but the 1st Respondent has resorted to renewing his teaching appointments for a shorter one-year term. Besides, Applicant claims to have been subjected to charges and invitations to disciplinary committees, and that his petitions and appeal...