A former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast and renowned Professor of Educational Leadership, Prof. George K.T. Oduro, has asked the public to disregard reports by news portals, Modern Ghana and Phoenix, that he obtained his PhD through subterfuge from the University of Cape Coast.

Again, he has also strongly denied the spurious allegation of rape levelled against him by one John Boateng, who claimed Prof. Oduro raped one of his colleagues at UCC.

The malicious publication also indicated that Prof. Oduro was cited for plagiarism while reading his doctoral programme at UCC, an allegation which has been refuted by the University of Cape Coast.

The former Pro Vice-Chancellor, addressing a press conference, said he received his doctorate from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in 2003.

He further indicated that at Cambridge University, his thesis was adjudged the best in the UK regarding educational leadership and was also adjudged the second best by the British Educational Leadership and Management Association.

“I also want to say that my thesis, the academic paper they are referring to, is the source of the Ministry of Education/Ghana Education Service’s Leadership for Learning Programme. It is being used to strongly develop and strengthen the capacity of leaders in our country. So, whoever says that my work was plagiarized is clearly not in tune with reality” he said.

Prof. Oduro, who described the publication as mischief, took serious exception to the unfounded publication saying, “The University of Cape Coast has been ranked number one and so, if you make such a publication, then you are implicating the University. You are saying that the University does not employ quality rigour screening to get its staff, but the University of Cape Coast doesn’t just appoint people”.

Prof. Oduro, therefore, entreated members of the general public to treat the publication with the contempt and disdain it deserves.

He indicated that the University of Cape Coast would not compromise on its values to recruit social misfits as its employees.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC