The administration of the University of Ghana has dared anyone who believes that its increased fees are unlawful to sue.

Professor Gordon Awandare, the pro vice chancellor of the UG, defended the raise by stating that the institution is prepared to take anyone who disagrees with it to court.

He claims that the institution won't tolerate any unjustified accusations.

“…To go on air and start talking about illegal increase and all that, that is a complete approach for any student to take because there is nothing illegal, if you feel there is an illegality, the court is there, we will meet you there,” he said.

It would be recalled that Parliament recently authorized a 15% increase in university fees over the prior academic year.

As a result, some universities have announced preliminary tuition with unusually large percentage increases for the upcoming academic year.

Both current and former students have voiced opposition to the most recent 15% raise that Parliament approved.

But the University of Ghana has received particular criticism for reportedly exceeding the 15% benchmark with what it claims to be a 5% backlog.

Dennis Larbie, the president of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), also criticized the action as unfair.

“If it is an appeal to the look at how we can soften the blow, we will consider it. Our SRC met us and made some of those appeals, especially for fee-paying and some special programmes and we have taken steps on some of those,” he said.

Meanwhile, following a petition from aggrieved students, the Ministry of Education has invited the management of the public universities and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to a meeting on Thursday to resolve the misgivings on the fees.

“The Ministry has picked information, especially referencing the concerns that came from the student leadership that some of the universities are not complying with this directive and so consequently the Ministry has invited all the parties involved. The universities involved refer to KNUST, UCC, University of Ghana and cumulatively we have five universities in this category.

“University of Ghana, for instance, they are not denying the fact that they have indeed usurped what Parliament has decided but they are giving us the justification explaining why they are unable to go by the directive of Parliament,” he said.