GTEC to Ekwow Spio-Garbrah: Prove how you earned 'Dr' title or cease using it

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana’s Presidential Envoy for Reparations, is the latest on the list of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for scrutiny in relation to a suspected use of an unearned academic title, a campaign the Commission has been propagating in the last two years to sanitise the public space.

GTEC has directed Ambassador Ekwow Spio-Garbrah to provide evidence supporting his use of the academic title “Dr” or cease using it if he is unable to prove that it was legitimately conferred.

In a letter dated July 27, 2026 addressed Spio-Garbrah, and copied to the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, the Commission demanded that he provides documentation and clarification for his use of the "Dr" title by providing the name of the awarding institution, whether the doctoral degree was earned or honorary, the date it was conferred; and the process through which it was conferred.