ACCRA, Nov 24 (The African Portal) – The University of Ghana has dismissed allegations by private legal practitioner Moses Foh-Amoaning that the institution has amended its statutes to permit LGBTQ+ activities on campus.
The claims were reported on Friday, November 21, 2025, by GhanaWeb, following comments Mr Foh-Amoaning made during an interview on Onua FM’s Yɛn Nsempa programme.
During the interview, Mr Foh-Amoaning, who is also Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values — alleged that the University’s Council, led by the Vice-Chancellor, had modified the statutes to accept transgender and LGBT+ activities. He further claimed his organisation had written to the University for clarification but had received no response.
However, in a statement issued on 24 November 2025, the University described the allegations as “false, misleading and defamatory”. It said a review of the statutes in 2024 did not introduce any provision “endorsing or admitting LGBTQ+ activities”.
According to the University, the review complied fully with national laws and internal regulations. It said the only changes involved replacing gender-specific pronouns such as “he”, “she”, “him” and “her” with gender-neutral terms like “they” and “their”, describing the move as a linguistic update to align with modern English usage.
The statement said the singular “they” has seen wide acceptance in academic, legal and religious texts over the past two decades, citing the 2011 New International Version (NIV) Bible as an example. An illustration was provided showing how the phrase “his or her” in a clause relating to a council member was changed to a gender-neutral construction without altering the meaning or introducing new provisions.
The University also refuted Mr Foh-Amoaning’s suggestion that it had ignored enquiries from his coalition, saying it had responded in a letter dated 10 November 2025 clarifying the adjustments in the statutes.
Management criticised what it called an unwarranted personal attack on the Vice-Chancellor. It said attempts to “personalise an institutional governance matter” and to impugn her integrity were in bad faith, adding that no Vice-Chancellor has unilateral authority to change the institution’s statutes.
The University has demanded an immediate retraction of the allegations and a public apology from Mr Foh-Amoaning. It warned that failure to do so would force the institution to pursue legal action to protect its reputation and that of its leadership.
The statement also urged GhanaWeb, Onua FM and other media outlets to exercise greater responsibility when reporting on sensitive institutional matters, cautioning that the amplification of unverified claims misleads the public and undermines national institutions. Media organisations were encouraged to contact the Public Affairs Directorate for verification before publication.
Despite the dispute, the University said it remained committed to academic excellence, ethical governance and maintaining a safe and lawful environment for its community. It added that it would “not be distracted by unfounded allegations”.
