Speaking on GTV's Breakfast Show, Rev.

Tetteh claimed a significant number of University of Ghana students were HIV positive, stating, "The number of boys and girls in Legon who are HIV positive, you would have the biggest shock of your life.

This is sad, this is sad and I'm happy I'm saying this on national TV." He added that some students were leading "promiscuous lives" and had already contracted HIV/AIDS.

In response, the University issued a statement on 24 October 2024, denouncing Rev.