It turns out that most of the leakages examinations at the University of Ghana, Legon has been traced to
a Prempeh product, Kwadwo Tibiri Asenso-Okyere, son of the University's don, Senior Asenso-Okyere and his Owarean and Mfantsipim friends.
Kwadwo has confessed that he even sold examination papers in the University-owned residence of his father.
Kwadwo is the principal connection man on campus, in terms of conniving with corrupt
University officials and exam attendants into leaking exams, especially for the benefit of premedicine students
who are battling each other for the few seats in the medical school. He was
responsible for the leakages of four papers in the last semester's
exams, which he sold for between ¢ 300,000 to ¢ 1 million to his clients mostly foreign students of Nigerian stock and their rich
Ghanaian counterparts.
Read the actual transcript of his interview with the University's Mfodwo Committee
set up to investigate the corruption.
Then the Council of the University of Ghana asked Professor Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Vice-Chancellor, "to step
aside with effect from 8 June 2005 until the committees set up to deal with disciplinary issues raised
by the Mfodwo Committee submit their reports and Council ratifies their recommendations for appropriate action."
The Council concluded that since the scandal involved the Vice-Chancellor's own son, he could not
be trusted to take firm control and deal fairly with the matter.
So they asked
him to TEMPORARILY step aside, while investigations continued.
"On the basis of further submissions made by the Vice-Chancellor and the very open discussion of issues raised,
Council noted that the Vice-Chancellor, as the Academic and Administrative Head and Chief Disciplinary Officer
of the University, accepted full responsibility for the various weaknesses and lapses identified by the Mfodwo
Committee as factors that facilitated the malpractices associated with the 2004 - 2005 First Semester Examinations."
However, because his SILENT ENEMIES wanted to pursue their own agenda, they decided to
truncate the Vice-Chancellor's
tenure in the University's highest office. They sacked him and elevated his deputy to
the position and appointed someone
to take take the deputy's spot. His enemies were in control here. Even though he was
only asked to proceed on leave while the
University conducted their investigations, he was later told "not to ever return as
Vice-Chancellor."
As the truth later came out, those who wanted the job were using the adult-son's mistakes
as a fodder to rid the University of its don.
He then filed for a review of the decision by the Council, and Legon students raised
a strong protest and demonstration in his honour,
warning the University Council to rescind its decision.
“We want to reiterate our earlier opinion that it was wrong
and against natural justice to call for his resignation,
because his adult son was involved in the examination
leakage,” he intimated.
To us, his son was old enough to bear the consequences of his actions,
as he has assured fairness and transparency, by allowing the committee
to give his son whatever punishment was due him.
“If Asenso would interfere with the investigations of the Committee, he
would have done that right from the onset.”
The University's staff also were outraged by the sacking of the Vice-Chancellor
and called for his reinstatement.
A Ghana News Agency poll showed that a majority of the students wanted the Vice-Chancellor
to be retain his job.
It turns out that most of the leakages examinations at the University of Ghana, Legon has been traced to
a Prempeh product, Kwadwo Tibiri Asenso-Okyere, son of the University's don,