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Ho (V/R), Sept. 18, GNA – Dr James Klutse Avedzi, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has called on the management of Technical and Traditional Universities to address loopholes in sponsorship agreements for lecturers granted study leave to further education.

He urged Universities to strengthen the guarantor system to ensure that if sponsored lecturers fail to return and fulfill their obligations, the guarantors can be held financially accountable.

Dr. Avedzi made these remarks during a media briefing in Ho, following the first day of PAC’s sitting, which covered Technical Universities from Greater Accra, Eastern, and Volta Regions, as well as Colleges of Education, Senior High Schools, and District and Municipal Assemblies.

His comments were prompted by a case involving nine lecturers from Koforidua Technical University, who had been sponsored to pursue PhD programs abroad but failed to return and fulfill their contractual obligations.

This issue was highlighted in the Auditor-General’s report, which revealed that Koforidua Technical University had spent GH₵2,006,300 on sponsorship for these lecturers.

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