Accra: The President of Ghana Christian University College, Rev Dr James Yamoah, has been sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for contempt of court by the Adenta High Court.
According to Ghana Web, the sentence was handed down on June 11, 2026, after a contempt application was filed by the plaintiff, Josephine Sackey, through her lawyer, Justice Abdulai of Crown Legal Bureau. The contempt ruling is linked to an ongoing lawsuit filed by Sackey against Ghana Christian University College and the University for Development Studies (UDS).
The substantive case revolves around allegations that unqualified students were admitted and graduated into Ghana's health sector. The report stated that while the matter was still before the court, Rev Dr Yamoah dismissed a lecturer who had taken action against the university over these allegations. The court found that the dismissal, carried out during the pending proceedings, interfered with the judicial process and was prejudicial to the case, amounting to a disregard for the authority of the High Court.
Based on these findings, the court found Rev Dr Yamoah guilty of contempt and imposed a 14-day custodial sentence. The application argued that the punishment would serve as a deterrent and reinforce respect for the rule of law and Ghana's justice delivery system.