The Minister of Education has summoned key officers of Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) to an emergency meeting in Accra, while simultaneously ordering a stay on a Council meeting the university had scheduled for the same date to discuss alleged procurement breaches.
In a letter dated May 7, 2026, signed by Dr. Emmanuel Newman, Director of Tertiary on behalf of the Minister, and intercepted by Dreamz News, the Ministry directed the following officers to appear before the Minister at his Conference Room on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:00 am — the Chairman of the Governing Council, Government Nominees of the Council, the Vice Chancellor, the Pro Vice Chancellor, the Registrar, and the Finance Officer.
The letter noted that the Minister is reliably informed of an upcoming emergency Council meeting of BTU scheduled for the same date to discuss a report on alleged procurement breaches. Dr. Newman, writing on behalf of the Minister, was unequivocal, stating that the Council meeting “is to be STAYED.”
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education and the Director General of GTEC have also been invited to be part of the emergency meeting at the Minister’s Conference Room.
The development marks yet another significant twist in the growing crisis at Bolgatanga Technical University, which has in recent days seen the suspension of Vice Chancellor Prof. Erasmus Samuel Alnaa, a counter-directive from GTEC ordering his immediate resumption.
