Mr Ayinbisa alleges that some Council members are targeting Prof. Alnaa because they perceive him to be affiliated with a political party other than the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Speaking on A1 Radio, he called on the Governing Council Chairman to prevent partisan considerations from influencing the administration of the university, warning that the continuing leadership dispute could damage the institution’s reputation.
“I want to call on the Council Chairman of BTU to really look at the kind of things they are doing in that university. He’s a respected man, but he’s put himself in a corner that is likely to lose that reputation, that respect that people have for him. They should put their political lenses outside and do the real work. The political interference is becoming too much in that university,” he said.
His comments follow reports that Prof. Alnaa and two other senior officers were denied access to their offices on Monday, October 19, 2026, despite a Bolgatanga High Court ruling quashing the decisions that led to their removal.
The High Court found that the Governing Council lacked the required quorum when it took the decisions against the officers. It also ruled that the Special Investigative Committee constituted by the Council was unlawfully established.
However, when the three officers attempted to resume their duties, they were reportedly denied access to their offices, with university authorities citing a pending appeal and an application for a stay of execution.
Reacting to the development, Mr Ayinbisa questioned why the university would prevent the Vice-Chancellor from returning to work following the court’s decision.
“Allow the state institutions to do their work. Why do you interfere? The man took the matter to court. The court said he should go back and continue his work. Why are you physically preventing the man from accessing his office and to work? You are bringing the name of the university into disrepute,” he said.
Mr Ayinbisa alleged that political considerations were influencing the actions of some Council members, although he did not provide evidence establishing the political motivations he attributed to them.
“What they are doing, the Council members, most of them are sabotaging this young man because of politics. They perceive him to be a party person other than the NDC party. Everybody in that university cannot be an NDC person. They have to stop that,” he stated.
He warned that the continuing dispute risked undermining the progress made by individuals who worked to establish and develop the institution from its days as a polytechnic.
“There was a time where Mr. Ajene, who suffered to bring this polytechnic to life, people described the polytechnic as a vehicle and Ajene alone. People suffered to bring the polytechnic to where it is today. They shouldn’t come and bring us back,” he said.
Mr Ayinbisa stressed that members of the Governing Council should prioritise the university’s long-term development over what he described as personal political interests.
“People who sit there, you have it today. You don’t have it forever. You are Governing Council members today. You will not be Governing Council members forever. The interest of the polytechnic should override your personal political interests.”
He acknowledged that some Council members were committed to the institution’s development but urged the leadership to avoid politicising matters affecting its administration.
Mr Ayinbisa maintained that resolving the dispute was necessary to protect the university’s reputation and ensure that its leadership could focus on academic and institutional development.
When A1 News previously contacted the University Registrar, Richard Abugre Atiah, over the reported denial of office access to the three officers, he declined to comment, explaining that the matter was before the court.
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