Hassan Ayariga, the founder and leader of the All Peoples Congress (APC), has responded to an inquiry from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) over the use of his “Dr.” title.
According to Mr. Ayariga, he has three doctorates, of which two are honorary and one earned through extensive academic work.
He blamed GTEC for failing to verify whether his doctorate was earned through academic work or not.
The political figure intends to sue GTEC for the damage it caused him by the public ridicule.
“I woke up this morning and all I could hear on social media is that GTEC says I cannot use my Doctorate Degree. I ask how? I didn’t get any letter from GTEC, so how did they come to that conclusion?” he questioned.
When asked if he has a Doctorate, the APC leader retorted, “Of course. If I tell you, then I will not be able to sue them. I studied for it. I have three doctorates, two as honorary and one from my school”.
“They did not even ask me to submit it, and I didn’t get a letter from them. Why do we behave in this way? Somebody like Hassan Ayariga you want to ask him about his doctorate, the most important thing is to issue him a formal letter and ask him to write to you. Now I heard it from the news that GTEC has stripped Hassan Ayariga of his doctorate,” he said.
Mr. Ayariga further intends to use due process to deal with GTEC for tarnishing his image publicly.
“It is in political science. Not from a University in Ghana but I won’t tell you. Once they have failed to follow due process, I will use the due process to correct them and sue them for defamation of character. Before you start telling someone not to use something publicly, you must have investigated and written to that person, wait for his response and hear from him,” he added.