War on degrees – Dr. Tsikata vs Rev. Prof. Dr. Dr. Amartey

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Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

I can only wonder what Evhes would do without degrees.

Hmmm, I wonder why Ghana even entertains PhDs when their lack of productivity and lack of genuine creativity is the real cause of Ghana's governance malaise.

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I can only wonder what Evhes would do without degrees.

Hmmm, I wonder why Ghana even entertains PhDs when their lack of productivity and lack of genuine creativity is the real cause of Ghana's governance malaise.

The PhD is a useless concept at this point. They are a dime a dozen...cheap!!

Sincerely,
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
A nation of PhDs cannot do righteousness without God.
m. o 9 years ago

thanks for your thoughtful comment.

thanks for your thoughtful comment.
THE REAL C.Y. ANDY-K 9 years ago

Kwesi,

Thanks for writing this delightful piece on this burning garbage heap rot some are trying seriously to douse and cover up with sand. I was amused by the PhD blues struggle. I sailed through the qualitative methodolo ...
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Kwesi,

Thanks for writing this delightful piece on this burning garbage heap rot some are trying seriously to douse and cover up with sand. I was amused by the PhD blues struggle. I sailed through the qualitative methodology which required written paper without tears, dropped out of the quantitative regression and correlation analysis which you only need to attend the lectures and get two vektall (points) in order to take another elective with intention to return for the 2 "free" points but never returned. Had my eyes not been opened by my being "lucky" to be taken as a research assistant into a real "Research" institute (in quote 'cos a visiting fellow from America claimed they were rather consulting for govts and international institutions and doing indep. research - reason why they took us on), I'd have walked into the PhD quagmire eagerly too. I saw that some of the snr researchers/consultants who had started either Dr Phil or PhD used to borrow a book titled "How to Get a PhD or Not to Get One". Something like that. I went to borrow it too. I scored negative on all the 5 questions one must ask oneself for wanting to get a PhD. That was the end of the road for me. Having been seeing and listening to top fellows from Asia to Africa through Europe to the Americas with decades behind them since they got their PhDs, and still regretting becoming academics and those on it complaining like in hell fire, it was easy for me to bet with one visiting fellow, a Head of Dept from S. Africa, that I wouldn't end up in any university or any research institute with a PhD.

Knowing what I know about the challenges of maintaining honesty, truthfulness and integrity in academia in the face of strong economic, social and political strictures, we must not relent in pursuing the authorities to take action to redress this situation whereby all of those values have been thrown to the dogs by some unscrupulous people.

As the two authors pointed out, it is a problem which is going to be a challenge to address in the future, so we must start now before it became an ulcer. With even adverts on Ghanaweb for BA, Ma and PhD theses and dissertations to be written for anyone who cares and is ready to pay, we are facing a new threat to academic excellence. Some sites even advertise transcripts and degree certs from any university of ones choice, all for a fee. No wonder we even had a quack parading as a medical doctor in their report. This is not only about SMC and UPSA.

Andy-K
not mawuetornam 9 years ago

So-called Apostle Dugbazah, You're clearly an idiot. PhDs are awarded for merit, as the result of painstaking intellectual endeavor in a field. Unlike calling oneself Apostle, a PhD candidate must actually prove to his examin ...
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So-called Apostle Dugbazah, You're clearly an idiot. PhDs are awarded for merit, as the result of painstaking intellectual endeavor in a field. Unlike calling oneself Apostle, a PhD candidate must actually prove to his examiners that he has put in the labor, the effort and has delivered a product that extends the boundaries of human knowledge and stands up to scrutiny.
It's only a know-nothing nitwit who calls into question the utility of PhD degrees in national development.
Apostle my foot!
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

Since you are ignorant about what I know about PhDs (I grew up around them), you will best be quiet before I let you know something.

When you finally reveal your identity I will teach you about the real reason for the Phil ...
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Since you are ignorant about what I know about PhDs (I grew up around them), you will best be quiet before I let you know something.

When you finally reveal your identity I will teach you about the real reason for the Philosophiae Doctor (PhD). Your not mentioning your name is enough to prove your ignorance and worst of all, your cowardice in regards to intellectual know-how. Peace.

Sincerely,
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
By the way, can you tell us what an apostle is? Since you don't know, I will teach you that too. More peace!!
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

Since you think a PhD requires "intellectual endeavor"--hmmm, if only you knew--please try and correlate development theories on the African situation with the many PhDs being churned about among African ethnicities that are ...
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Since you think a PhD requires "intellectual endeavor"--hmmm, if only you knew--please try and correlate development theories on the African situation with the many PhDs being churned about among African ethnicities that are well known for educational pursuits.

When you are done the quantitative and qualitative analysis, then reveal your identity ONLINE, and then we shall talk "mano a mano" (intellectual debate).

Sincerely,
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
The Word is good for the soul.
Samson 9 years ago

Spot on Kwesi, something must be done quickly by those in charge. Ghana cannot indulge in this type of academic mediocrity.

Spot on Kwesi, something must be done quickly by those in charge. Ghana cannot indulge in this type of academic mediocrity.
Kwesi 9 years ago

After reading the guys cv,in fact I am sorry, this guy does not fit to be even a pro- vice chancellor let alone vic chancellor.Are members of their governing council that soo dumb??? that the can not get a competent person ...
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After reading the guys cv,in fact I am sorry, this guy does not fit to be even a pro- vice chancellor let alone vic chancellor.Are members of their governing council that soo dumb??? that the can not get a competent person from some where else to engage to come and redeem their damaged reputation? I am convinced that council is full of below average intelligent members since they dont know what is happening to their reputation.It take intelligent people to see through thing.POOR UPSA students!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NAB staff 9 years ago

I WAS NEVER A FAN OF UPSA COUNCIL AFTER THEIR WEAK UNDERSTANDING OF BEST VICE CHANCELLOR SELECTION.JUST FEELING SORRY FOR THEIR STUDENTS

I WAS NEVER A FAN OF UPSA COUNCIL AFTER THEIR WEAK UNDERSTANDING OF BEST VICE CHANCELLOR SELECTION.JUST FEELING SORRY FOR THEIR STUDENTS
commander 9 years ago

IF NOT SPIRITUAL, THEN IT IS RITUAL.THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE.

IF NOT SPIRITUAL, THEN IT IS RITUAL.THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE.

Asempanaye 9 years ago

Akwasi thanks for this interesting piece. Dishonesty, laziness and cheating are becoming the staples of Ghanaians. These crooked ways are creeping into academia. I was shocked and saddened when first heard of the quest for Ph ...
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Akwasi thanks for this interesting piece. Dishonesty, laziness and cheating are becoming the staples of Ghanaians. These crooked ways are creeping into academia. I was shocked and saddened when first heard of the quest for Ph.Ds at IPS and those who use Dr. title even when these are Honorus Corsa conferrement. There is Dr. Joyce Aryee. Dr, IGP and recently read of the purported chase of doctorate degrees for business practitioner. Again, the balck man is easily cheated by these doggy foreign degree grantors who are making it their business to dupe gullible unintelligent Ghanaians. The least said about the NAB the better. Can't help but wonder their greed, corruption and sense of the implications of their sloppiness in accrediting these shady foreign institutions. Does anyone care about the country we are building? Who protects the young generation from the dubious degree granting institutions? Imagine how long it must have taken Ashesi to gain their full-fledged accreditation. This country is slowing sinking its reputation because even appointments to the NAB are reportedly not based on merit. These positions must be advertised and people selected on their merits. let not those who care so much about intellect sit idle to let the NAB ruin our human capital development.
Okonko Palm 9 years ago

The whole problem started with cheap Phds from bible colleges who have no regulatory oversight.Money is the overriding motive for most of these institution and lately,they are targeting the rich flattering them that their ent ...
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The whole problem started with cheap Phds from bible colleges who have no regulatory oversight.Money is the overriding motive for most of these institution and lately,they are targeting the rich flattering them that their entrepreneurship and business acumen had been recognized world wide which deserve rewarding with a doctorate upon payment of administrative fees which turn out to be enormous.

Al academic degrees must be strenuously vetted especially those from private colleges and universities all over the world.

One of the candidates for one of the Parties and a lecturer at the University of development in the north had a doctorate appended to his name but upon research it turned out to be one of those unaccredited colleges and was even described as a bogus institution by the British government.
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

Hello:

Let us talk candidly about doctorates.

To my knowledge, there is a difference between the degrees being awarded by colleges of divinity and the traditional academic degrees awarded by mainstream universities. A ...
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Hello:

Let us talk candidly about doctorates.

To my knowledge, there is a difference between the degrees being awarded by colleges of divinity and the traditional academic degrees awarded by mainstream universities. As well, there are the honorary degrees which are typical for persons who have contributed experientially in a field of endeavour.

Professional doctorates abound: EdD, MD, JD and others.

My question is simply this: why is the African so obsessed with degrees? I think this is the real cause of the denigration of the PhD. Can't African people see that degrees are the bane of their progress as far as applying valuable life-years is concerned?

When others are inventing, Africans are chasing degrees. When others are building, Africans are chasing degrees. When others are using their youth to gain valuable wisdom and experiential knowledge, Africans are chasing degrees. How come?

From youth, I have watched Africans come from all over to chase these degrees and fail miserably in life when it comes to applying themselves in other areas. These are areas where ethics, time and righteous self-development is concerned. These areas include marriage, child-rearing and even ON THE JOB experience.

In fact, I have noted that many African PhDs were and are sexually loose, arrogant, full of bigotry and cannot do anything very constructive in life except churn out meaningless jargon for their peers to read. These traits have nothing to do with the notion of what it means to a PROFESSOR of a doctrine of any sort.

Also, I want to know, when African students come abroad and their academic supervisors show them "pepper" by marking them down and subsequently turning them into parrots of Western modes of thought, do these African students understand how they next become agents of neocolonialism to be used by the West? I do.

Just some thoughts on doctorates.

Sincerely,
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
A degree is only as good as the mind that uses it for application of life skills. Otherwise, it is just a piece of paper.
John 9 years ago

Bravo.

Bravo.
agyapee147 9 years ago

amazing, one ghanaian thinker but the respect and salarries accorded to holders of phd will not librate people to understand you.

amazing, one ghanaian thinker but the respect and salarries accorded to holders of phd will not librate people to understand you.
Seth Benyiwa 9 years ago

I believe the credibility of the individuals mentioned in the report are damaged beyond repairs. I am just wondering how they would stand before their students and be teaching. But hey in lawless Ghana, anything in possible. ...
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I believe the credibility of the individuals mentioned in the report are damaged beyond repairs. I am just wondering how they would stand before their students and be teaching. But hey in lawless Ghana, anything in possible. Somewhere else these individuals will be asked to step aside for investigations to start immediately. But lawless Ghana. Who cares?
ANDREWS 9 years ago

We are extremely surprised at the Ministry of education and the Minister in particularly.I dont want to believe that this woman is the most laziest minister of education in the history of our country Ghana but considering the ...
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We are extremely surprised at the Ministry of education and the Minister in particularly.I dont want to believe that this woman is the most laziest minister of education in the history of our country Ghana but considering the way she is handling UPSA issue,we cant think far.SMC even if accreditaed in the Switerland is still a deplorable school that no serious academic will opt for let alone a whole Ghana academia allowing one of its public university being manned any of its product.Worse of it is that SMC was not accredited is its home country but some unscrupulous individuals at ghana accreditation Board collected heavy bribes and accredited SMC garbage on ghanaians. Let me mae a contribution over here. there is a difference between PHD and DBA. PHD is for the academia whislt DBA is for industry. Business schools employ DBA scholars sometimes as instructors to enable their students learn from their practical experiences.their core job is not for the university academia but they can be employed to instruct that is institutional and programmatic accredited DBA. the real lecturing and management of a public university is for the Senior PHD holders with considerable length of experience after completing PHD which is not less than 15 years.the minister of education her self knew ,since she was one time vc herself. So the hell is wrong with her to allow this nonsense to be happening in UPSA. In fact all the lecturers over ther who gone SMC mill must be re assess before engaging them for any position of the university. The current council of UPSA is very deplorable and to be dissolved immediately likewise the national accreditation board.Ghanaians cannot accept unaccredited SMC doctors who are academically unfit to hold any position in any public university particularly UPSA unless their degrees be re conferred by the following schools ie UG,KNUST or UCC
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

Who told you all the lecturers in UG, KNUST and UCC are top scholars??

Who told you all the lecturers in UG, KNUST and UCC are top scholars??
PEKI TUMU 9 years ago

It is only in Ghana that this nonsence keeps occuying us.

A University of Professional Studies should have been thinking about some very experienced outsider of the Academic world for the position in order to bring a fr ...
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It is only in Ghana that this nonsence keeps occuying us.

A University of Professional Studies should have been thinking about some very experienced outsider of the Academic world for the position in order to bring a fresh approach to their mission to educate and research and train professionals for a developing economy. Instead they are, as is the practice in Ghana, inward looking. No suprise then that it should spout this nonsence about degrees.

When we have become "grown up" as a a country, search committees will hopefully lift their horizons, grow up, and look for eminent and well experienced people from outsiside of academia who will bring something different to the helm of leading these instituions and taking them forward.

Compartively recently when the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies were appointing a Director, they went for an experienced lady outiside of Academia, Baroness Valerie Amos CH
BA (Warwick), MA (Birmingham)

She is bringing to the job her vast experience in International Development, UN Refugee and Humanitaririan work and that of a legislator in the House of Lords as Lord President and Leader of the House of Lords
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

This is why I often say that if I were the president of the Republic of Ghana, I would hire mainly industry professionals with experience of more than seven (7) years to be in my cabinet and to help lead my government. Thank ...
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This is why I often say that if I were the president of the Republic of Ghana, I would hire mainly industry professionals with experience of more than seven (7) years to be in my cabinet and to help lead my government. Thank you again for sharing this.

Sincerely,
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings [rulers]; He shall not stand before mean [common] men" (Mishlei/Proverbs 22:29).

Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

It is simple: overhaul the ENTIRE Ghanaian education system and cause the children to learn based on an experiential model of learning. Then, enable the skilled ones to engage in theoretical knowledge based learning for a max ...
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It is simple: overhaul the ENTIRE Ghanaian education system and cause the children to learn based on an experiential model of learning. Then, enable the skilled ones to engage in theoretical knowledge based learning for a maximum of three (3) years. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
"Also, that the soul be without knowledge [truth] is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet [emotionally driven desire] sinneth" Mishlei/Prov.
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

Mishlei/Proverbs 19:2...glitch please.

Mishlei/Proverbs 19:2...glitch please.
THE MAWULIAN 9 years ago

We cant even pay nurses and school teachers. There simply is no money. So we look for "cheap side" professors and PHDs.

We cant even pay nurses and school teachers. There simply is no money. So we look for "cheap side" professors and PHDs.
WEREKO 9 years ago

OUR PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES MUST BE ROLE MODEL SCHOOLS AND IT IS HIGH TIME WE STOP EMPLOYING IDIOTS, I MEAN ACADEMIC MISFITS AND BASTARDS TO MANAGE THEM. DONT WE HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING AND EMINENT INTELLECTUAL TO RUN UPSA?????? THA ...
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OUR PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES MUST BE ROLE MODEL SCHOOLS AND IT IS HIGH TIME WE STOP EMPLOYING IDIOTS, I MEAN ACADEMIC MISFITS AND BASTARDS TO MANAGE THEM. DONT WE HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING AND EMINENT INTELLECTUAL TO RUN UPSA?????? THAN TO GO FOR ANY INTELLECTUALLY LAZY AND ACADEMICALLY UNFIT,JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING FROM NUNGUA AND ARE GA'S... COME ON ABBAA!!!! MINISTER OF EDUCATION PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WAKE UP FROM YOUR SLEEP TO QUIOCKLY CORRECT THAT NONSENSE AND INSULT HAPPENING AT UPSA ASAP.
Paa Joe 9 years ago

HAVE THE MANY DEGREES AND PHD TITLES HELPED IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMEMNT IN GHANA

THEY HAVE BEEN ACADEMIC TITLES TO SECURE APPOINTMENTS AT THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES,SECONDARY SCHOOLS,POLYTECHNICAL, THE SO CALLED R ...
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HAVE THE MANY DEGREES AND PHD TITLES HELPED IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMEMNT IN GHANA

THEY HAVE BEEN ACADEMIC TITLES TO SECURE APPOINTMENTS AT THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES,SECONDARY SCHOOLS,POLYTECHNICAL, THE SO CALLED RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND AT THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR NON-PRODUCTIVE WORK.

YET; THESE ARE THE VERY NOISY PEOOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO BLAME THE GOVERNMEMT ON EVERYTHING.

CAN ALL THESE FOLKS TELL THE ILLITERATE COCOA FARMERS AND UNSKILLED MINE WORKERS WHAT HAVE BEEN THEIR SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GHANA.

PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES,DEGREES AND PHD TITLES HAVE ONLY UNDERDEVELOPED THE COUNTRY.

ARE THE EDUCATED IN GHANA NOT SHAMEFUL PEOPLE TPO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Livingstone Yao Setsoafia 9 years ago

I am not supprised when I realize the nature of Ghana's economy. The people in charge of Ghana's economic policies buy their qualifications and they are put in those high offices. How will the country move forward? Read about ...
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I am not supprised when I realize the nature of Ghana's economy. The people in charge of Ghana's economic policies buy their qualifications and they are put in those high offices. How will the country move forward? Read about Dr. Max Weber of Germany in those days and see. The german president said you can't be intellectuals in the country and still the nation goes down. If you don't solve problems for the country we have to kill you. That professor proposed lots of theories that we rely on today. What does the Ghanaian professor do?
KA 9 years ago

Folks should read the original articles by Tsikata and Dotse. Tawiah's piece is good but it's just one of those commentaries he likes writing reflecting the humourous sides of serious issues. We should all help Dotse and Tsik ...
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Folks should read the original articles by Tsikata and Dotse. Tawiah's piece is good but it's just one of those commentaries he likes writing reflecting the humourous sides of serious issues. We should all help Dotse and Tsikata in their fight to rid our public institutions of fraudsters.

The call must still go out for Armartey to publish his academic credentials. Alabi also.
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

I thank Tsikata and Dotse for raising quality issues in the academia but next time they should get all their facts right so that they will be more credible. They should also start publishing in top tier journals since they al ...
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I thank Tsikata and Dotse for raising quality issues in the academia but next time they should get all their facts right so that they will be more credible. They should also start publishing in top tier journals since they also raised issues on the journal outlets Ghanaian researchers publish in. It's never true that publishing in a quality journal takes five years. Next time they shouldn't write out of their emotions and egos. The quality crusade continues. Tsikata and dotse start publishing in quality journals and stop telling Ghanaians that you are Professors. Be honest and tell Ghanaians the difference
Amuzu Preko 9 years ago

So if l may ask: were you drinking beer or whisky while writing? You could have saved yourself time, energy..etc. by just saying...hey guys' l got my phd from a reputable institution. ..right? Are you happy now?. Nice try tho ...
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So if l may ask: were you drinking beer or whisky while writing? You could have saved yourself time, energy..etc. by just saying...hey guys' l got my phd from a reputable institution. ..right? Are you happy now?. Nice try though..!!
modzason 9 years ago

Some PhD holders in Ghana do not merit it. The country would have to re consider the training that goes with it. Probably they are the worst academic frauds who mainly are appointed to high positions hence the failure in the ...
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Some PhD holders in Ghana do not merit it. The country would have to re consider the training that goes with it. Probably they are the worst academic frauds who mainly are appointed to high positions hence the failure in the growth of the country.

So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

The so called Dr Tsikata should give us a break. With his quality PhD, how many quality papers has he published in top tier journals. One does not need a PhD to be smart. If Tsikata is a good scholar, he should publish in at ...
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The so called Dr Tsikata should give us a break. With his quality PhD, how many quality papers has he published in top tier journals. One does not need a PhD to be smart. If Tsikata is a good scholar, he should publish in at least a two star journal. We all want quality so he should publish in quality journals.
Dan 9 years ago

The Tsikata and Dotse impact is felt even in my village. This is what research is all about. They identified a problem and addressed it sufficiently. Alabi and his criminals have been exposed. A whole nation has been educated ...
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The Tsikata and Dotse impact is felt even in my village. This is what research is all about. They identified a problem and addressed it sufficiently. Alabi and his criminals have been exposed. A whole nation has been educated to steer away from SMC. Na you say what? Professor Tsikata and Dr. Dotse, please preach on. We are waiting for the message.i wonder how these fools would even go and stand before their students and be teaching. Their credibility is damaged. Thieves
Joe 9 years ago

Was'nt this same issues raised against Prof. Alabi and Addea of IPS and GIMPA respectively many years ago, and yet they performed well by transforming those institutions into what they are now. Is it about what u can offer or ...
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Was'nt this same issues raised against Prof. Alabi and Addea of IPS and GIMPA respectively many years ago, and yet they performed well by transforming those institutions into what they are now. Is it about what u can offer or what titles you have and from where. In medicine, it's about whose qualification is from Cuba and Russia etc which we do'nt recognize. Who says one needs four yrs., and more to obtain a PhD? Do ur research well ok.Many people are completing in 1year and some months ok, check and these are from the very top universities in the world. If you go beyond 3yrs, it simply means you are struggling. Let's stop been pety. At the end of the day it's all about performance and results, and all of these are just titles that feed egos.
James Bond 9 years ago

I teach at UPSA. The things I see here are horrible. Does the whistle blower have to published in your so-called top tier journals to expose the criminal activities Alabi and his gang have imposed on UPSA? These two professor ...
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I teach at UPSA. The things I see here are horrible. Does the whistle blower have to published in your so-called top tier journals to expose the criminal activities Alabi and his gang have imposed on UPSA? These two professors have done Ghana a huge favor. They will go down in history as the ones who helped Ghana make the turn around. In any civilized society, Alabi and his gang should be behind bars by now! Did Amartey acquire 3 PhDs in two years? That is the question! Criminals! Why Nicaragua? Why not Togo? You guys are not even ashamed of yourselves. You still finding unreasonable ways to justify your criminality!
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

Who told you the two guys are Professors?? They are just lecturers. They are just hiding behind the US system to deceive Ghanaians. They should come again. Why didn't they say they are lecturers, a 'term' Ghanaians are famili ...
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Who told you the two guys are Professors?? They are just lecturers. They are just hiding behind the US system to deceive Ghanaians. They should come again. Why didn't they say they are lecturers, a 'term' Ghanaians are familiar with?? We all need quality so he should publish in top tier journals. Even the so-called they did was full of factual inaccuracies. The methodology was poor, etc. I don't call that research. He should come again. If he is writing as a journalist fine.
Ama Azasu 9 years ago

Because the con artist who called himself a vice chancellor of SMC raised what he term methodological issues, Alabi and his gangs think they can hide behind that. I love these two professors, they wrote a long article to educ ...
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Because the con artist who called himself a vice chancellor of SMC raised what he term methodological issues, Alabi and his gangs think they can hide behind that. I love these two professors, they wrote a long article to educate the public on those and used the opportunity to dig further under Alabi and his con group. Did Amartey and Akabi get 3 PhDs in two years? These are the questions. The credibility of the ups is damaged beyond repairs. As for the SMC and the Nicaragua university, these guys just killed them. We here they say they would go to court. It's about 2 months now. They thought all Ghanaians are fools like Alabi and his gang of thieves, so they could threaten law suit and those professors would go away? These two guys have exposed every aspect of their con business. Why are they not in court yet? Your SMC certificate is not worth cleaning my yass! Go and dump it in the korle lagoon. Naniama!
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

Ama Azasu, I think you don't know much about the academia. Those guys are not Professors. They are just deceiving Ghanaians. They don't have what it takes to Professors. They should come out and defend their Professorship or ...
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Ama Azasu, I think you don't know much about the academia. Those guys are not Professors. They are just deceiving Ghanaians. They don't have what it takes to Professors. They should come out and defend their Professorship or do the honourable thing to explain to Ghanaians the difference. They must work for the professorship
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

Did you also do your PhD in non-accredited institution? Can you give me your full name for me to check your scholarship?? If you know you publish in vanity journals sack yourself. If you are not publishing too sack yourself b ...
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Did you also do your PhD in non-accredited institution? Can you give me your full name for me to check your scholarship?? If you know you publish in vanity journals sack yourself. If you are not publishing too sack yourself because you publish or perish.
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

I guess you are not also qualified to teach over there. You have to sack yourself. Quality is important. What degree do you hold?? How many quality papers have you published?? Sack yourself first

I guess you are not also qualified to teach over there. You have to sack yourself. Quality is important. What degree do you hold?? How many quality papers have you published?? Sack yourself first
K.Mahama 9 years ago

More I loved jj,less I disagreed with him when I became adults,reason's,he should had bombed and distroyed all the two main Universities during the Alluta era cus these soo called men of knowledge had helped distroyed Gh more ...
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More I loved jj,less I disagreed with him when I became adults,reason's,he should had bombed and distroyed all the two main Universities during the Alluta era cus these soo called men of knowledge had helped distroyed Gh more than the current pastors.
Leo 9 years ago

A nation full of monkeys calling themselves Dr. and Prof. why don't you focus more on creativity and innovation as other nations are doing. Idiots

A nation full of monkeys calling themselves Dr. and Prof. why don't you focus more on creativity and innovation as other nations are doing. Idiots
fairplay 9 years ago

One of the greatest problems in academia the world over and more so in Africa is the envy of those who achieve better. You see, I had a classmate who did two PHDs at the same time in two different accredited US universities. ...
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One of the greatest problems in academia the world over and more so in Africa is the envy of those who achieve better. You see, I had a classmate who did two PHDs at the same time in two different accredited US universities. So those complaining are just envious. This pull him down syndrome has destroyed our educational system for so long. It is always the lazy ones and the under performers who shout loudest. Mr complainant go to the university where THE VC had his PhD and complain to them.

I.have seen too many of such enviness in Ghana. Some people who claim they earned their PHD genuinely when put in charge to lead they are useless. Let us give full support to the new VC to deliver.
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

I not sure Tsikata is a smart scholar that is why he claims it takes him five years to publish one paper in that non-rank journal he has been publishing in. My undergraduates can even publish in that journal within 5months, t ...
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I not sure Tsikata is a smart scholar that is why he claims it takes him five years to publish one paper in that non-rank journal he has been publishing in. My undergraduates can even publish in that journal within 5months, taken into account the review time. Go away with your too known. You think you are the only researcher.
Al Sampson. 9 years ago

Tsikata and Dotsey may not be the dodgy scholars like the Alabis, but the reputation of their PhDs are not in question. I laughed so loud about some of the logic on the forum here that my wife thought I was fainting! Did the ...
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Tsikata and Dotsey may not be the dodgy scholars like the Alabis, but the reputation of their PhDs are not in question. I laughed so loud about some of the logic on the forum here that my wife thought I was fainting! Did the Alabis get dubious degree?
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

They raised issues about journal quality. They should come again. How can 'a top scholar' like Tsikata takes five years to publish one paper in a non-ranked journal??? I thought he was publishing in four star ???? journals. ...
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They raised issues about journal quality. They should come again. How can 'a top scholar' like Tsikata takes five years to publish one paper in a non-ranked journal??? I thought he was publishing in four star ???? journals. I am not sure he knows about the top journals in his field. Ask him, if he needs the list I can send it to him.
So called Dr Tsikata 9 years ago

Dear Akwasi, thanks for this article. This is a good one but let us try and extend the 'net'. We need to start scrutinizing the kind of journals lecturers publish in. We will start from Tsikata and Dotse since they raised thi ...
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Dear Akwasi, thanks for this article. This is a good one but let us try and extend the 'net'. We need to start scrutinizing the kind of journals lecturers publish in. We will start from Tsikata and Dotse since they raised this issue in one of their articles. I did a google scholar search and Dotse's name didn't show up. Why what kind of journals does he publish in?? I also saw only two papers by Tsikata but I think the journal is a lower-tier one. Communicatio journal is a good but not ranked or indexed in ISI (web of Sci) which doesn't fit a top scholar with a quality PhD like Tsikata. Again, they should be honest in their research the next time. They should avoid bias in their sampling selection. Looking at the factual inaccuracies in this so-called research, I am tempted to say that this dishonest and factual inaccuracies runs through all the papers and the thesis Tsikata wrote. As for Dotse ,I am yet to see his thesis and papers.
Prof. Kumi 9 years ago

Anytime you both are in Ghana, do get in touch with me. I owe you a bottle each of cognac. You have raised an issue that would see the cleansing of the academy in Ghana. I have always been concerned about the kind of PhDs peo ...
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Anytime you both are in Ghana, do get in touch with me. I owe you a bottle each of cognac. You have raised an issue that would see the cleansing of the academy in Ghana. I have always been concerned about the kind of PhDs people are parading around in Ghana. I never knew the problem was so profound. To the extent that Alabi and co have turne a public university into a den of dubious degrees, we must blame the government of Ghana. I was expecting Alabi to say in his press statement that those degrees were not from Nicaragua and an unaccredited SMC. But all he did was to defend the rot. I am glad he has met his match and the two professors are combating and exposing them. If these professors were as fake as Alabi and his cohorts, am sure they won't get even kindergarten to teach in America. Let's turn things the other way round. Can Alabi and his criminals with Nicaragua degrees teach in even a community college In America? Who will employ these crooks with crooked qualifications. Soon we will be getting PhDs from Togo and the democratic republic of co go! Ghana is gone to the dogs!
Al Sampson. 9 years ago

Continue to expose the criminals in the Academy. UPS is a substandard institution! Alabi has filled that institution with people he can control because he doesn't have a PhD himself, so he fears those with the correct PhDs wh ...
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Continue to expose the criminals in the Academy. UPS is a substandard institution! Alabi has filled that institution with people he can control because he doesn't have a PhD himself, so he fears those with the correct PhDs who will challenge his criminality. Oooooooooo Alabi. You see where you are now?
somuah Okyere 9 years ago

I wonder y dis tink tank aa worrying themselves on someone's appointment. Aa u people betta than dan the council members hu appointed him..Kk propose ur own for de skuul

I wonder y dis tink tank aa worrying themselves on someone's appointment. Aa u people betta than dan the council members hu appointed him..Kk propose ur own for de skuul
Atoapoma 9 years ago

Why call one Vice Chancellor and the other administrative head when both are Vice Chancellors? What's the meaning of that? Most Ghanaian writers are unintelligent.

Why call one Vice Chancellor and the other administrative head when both are Vice Chancellors? What's the meaning of that? Most Ghanaian writers are unintelligent.

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