The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has extended its ongoing campaign to clamp down on the misuse of unearned academic titles to include members of Ghana's Parliament, according to a graphiconline.com report.
As of Monday, June 16, 2025, two Members of Parliament and a prominent public official have received official notices from the Commission, urging them to stop using honorary academic titles without proper academic justification.
The report detailed that GTEC has formally written to Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, and Desmond De-Graft Paitoo, the MP for Gomoa East both representing constituencies in the Central Region.
These correspondences instructed them to cease the use of the title "Doctor" (Dr) in all official and public communications due to the absence of verifiable academic credentials supporting its use.
