An open letter to the president of Ghana and the police council

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• francis kwarteng 9 years ago

  Keep up the fire burning!

  Keep up the fire burning!

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• KA 9 years ago

  "What at all is it about doctoral degrees, including a Ph.D., that makes (Dr.) Kudalor so desperate to be addressed as such?"
  
  This, in a larger context, is the crux of the whole problem. It is not only about being addresse ...
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  "What at all is it about doctoral degrees, including a Ph.D., that makes (Dr.) Kudalor so desperate to be addressed as such?"
  
  This, in a larger context, is the crux of the whole problem. It is not only about being addressed as "Dr". It is about our pathological need to be addressed in ways that we think put us above our fellow citizens. People who claim to have two PhDs want to be addressed "Dr Dr" so they are above those with only one "Dr". It is only in our country that "Rev Dr", "Rev Prof" mean sooo much that not addressing the holders by such titles is a serious breach of "protocol" or breaking some unwritten les majeste laws.
  
  So Obinim too is "Rev Dr".
  
  Those of us who have lived several decades in Western Europe where people will look at you with embarrassment if you introduce yourself as "Dr" something find it all ridiculous.
  
  The IGP now has a problem. After boasting so long with his "improper" PhD title, he cannot now retreat with the tail between his legs and say he's no longer "Dr". The embarrassment will be too much. It would be easier if it were an honorary Dr he was laying claim too. It would also be easier if he was retired.
  
  Now this letter is asking the newspapers not to go along with this charade. The newspapers can do a lot to reduce the problem but their editors are also enmeshed in the problem. They simply don't know what to do as the problem is bigger than the IGP.
  
  But the call to probe if the IGP got his present position by the use of the improper academic qualification is a good one. A few prominent examples need to be made - the IGP and the USPA prof who got two PhDs in three years. If the fight is not relentless, the charlatans will win of the genuine guys...

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• Al Sampson. 9 years ago

  In any disciplined society this situation would not happen in the first place. What at all has happened to Ghana?

  In any disciplined society this situation would not happen in the first place. What at all has happened to Ghana?

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• ghanaman 9 years ago

  The Tsikata-Dotse Duo is doing exactly what all law-abiding citizens, especially academics, with nation-building at heart, would do: Fight to Uphold The Truth and demand Justice!
  Let us all salute the duo for the battle to e ...
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  The Tsikata-Dotse Duo is doing exactly what all law-abiding citizens, especially academics, with nation-building at heart, would do: Fight to Uphold The Truth and demand Justice!
  Let us all salute the duo for the battle to ensure sanity in academia. They join others, including Patrick Awuah and Ashesi students, united in defence and pursuit of The Honor Code!

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• Baba 9 years ago

  Who polices the police man? Is the minister of education alive? What a chaos it is in Ghana?

  Who polices the police man? Is the minister of education alive? What a chaos it is in Ghana?

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• ghanaman 9 years ago

  That's the question!

  That's the question!

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• Abla 9 years ago

  I remember when we were young we used to hear things like people from some other west African countries to by qualifications or credentials. When did we get hear. Our humble mother land becomes so corrupted that even the topm ...
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  I remember when we were young we used to hear things like people from some other west African countries to by qualifications or credentials. When did we get hear. Our humble mother land becomes so corrupted that even the topmost of the law enforcers are been mentioned. This is a disgrace. Please the one in question do the right thing.

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• A. Kobla Dotse, Ph.D. 9 years ago

  Javier Espinoza, education editor
  3 AUGUST 2016 • 1:54PM
  
  More than 30 fake universities have been shut down by the Government following a crackdown on worthless degrees, it has emerged.
  
  However, the UK is powerless ...
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  Javier Espinoza, education editor
  3 AUGUST 2016 • 1:54PM
  
  More than 30 fake universities have been shut down by the Government following a crackdown on worthless degrees, it has emerged.
  
  However, the UK is powerless to act against roughly 80 per cent of offenders because they are based outside the country and cannot be prosecuted, according to Prospects, the graduate careers expert.
  
  Last year, Prospects Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD) was commissioned to reduce the number of unaccredited institutions by increasing prosecutions after a website in China was selling degree certificates from dozens of UK universities for ?500 each.
  
  As the project starts its second year, it will focus on dealing with offenders at a local level through international collaboration with the equivalent authorities overseas, HEDD said.
  
  Degree fraud has become a serious concern in recent years with recent evidence showing there are 190 bogus universities offering fake degree certificates.
  
  Tackling degree fraud
  
  Jayne Rowley, director for Prospects HEDD said: “We’ve made incredible progress over the last year, developing a shutdown process with law enforcement agencies and making alliances overseas, so we’re in a good place to make a bigger impact on offenders based outside our legal system.
  
  “With the onset of the internet and distance learning degree fraud is a borderless crime and we must collaborate with agencies around the world to deal with it.
  
  "We also need to get people thinking more about prevention.
  
  "We’ve developed free toolkits for higher education providers and employers to help them develop policies on tackling degree fraud.”
  
  As part of the project Prospects has been raising awareness of degree fraud. Degree verification through HEDD has increased 16 per cent year-on-year.
  
  More than 116,000 checks and a total of 220 bogus institutions have been officially identified since the service launched in 2011, figures showed.

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• Francis kwarteng 9 years ago

  Thanks for sharing.

  Thanks for sharing.

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• Dr. Komla Ganu 9 years ago

  where and when is this going to stop? If the Chief of Police for the country is in cahoots with the crooks and imposters then who takes care of the wrongs in the nation?

  where and when is this going to stop? If the Chief of Police for the country is in cahoots with the crooks and imposters then who takes care of the wrongs in the nation?

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