The University of Ghana has described the contents of a leaked video of a Nigerian English Professor as mischievous.

“The University of Ghana disassociates itself from the claims Professor Austin Nwagbara makes in the video which we find as mischievous and intended to mislead the public and harm the reputation of the University,” the Accra-based university said in a press release dated June 18, 2019.

Controversy

Professor Augustine Uzoma Nwagbara, who had been on a sabbatical at the University of Education’s Applied Linguistics since October 2018, made the headlines after calling on his countrymen to act against Ghanaians badmouthing of Nigerians.

In the viral video, the academic said Nigerians should react in the wake of reports of crimes and kidnapping against them by withdrawing their manpower and financial investment to Ghana.

Beyond the many provocative statements, the one-time visiting professor to the University of Ghana from 2011/12 also launched into a tirade against universities in the country in general and the University of Ghana in particular.

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Disassociating itself from the “grossly irresponsible comment,” UEW said, “it has taken a serious view of the video circulating on social media,” condemning it in no uncertain terms.
 

The University of Education, Winneba has since dismissed a Nigerian professor for misconduct.

In the University of Ghana’s statement on the matter, it urged the public “to treat the contents of the said video with the contempt it deserves.”
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Read the full release by the University of Ghana below

The University of Ghana's attention has been drawn to a video circulating on media platforms which features an individual who has been linked to the University of Ghana. Beyond the many provocative statements, he launches into a tirade against universities in Ghana in general, and the University of Ghana in particular.

The said Professor has been identified as Professor Austin Nwagbara, a Nigerian Professor of English who is currently not a member of faculty at the University of Ghana. Our records show that Prof. Nwagbara was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of English during the 2011 / 12 academic year from August 8, 2011, to July 30, 2012.

The claims Professor Nwagbara makes in the video relating to the University's sources of income, students fees, etc. are incorrect and do not in any way represent the true facts and figures of the University's income and state of affairs.

The University of Ghana disassociates itself from the claims Professor Austin Nwagbara makes in the video which we find as mischievous and intended to mislead the public and harm the reputation of the University. The public is advised to treat the contents of the said video with the contempt it deserves.