University of Ghana has banned two of its lecturers implicated in sex scandal in the BBC’s sex-for-grades documentary.

The two lecturers, Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor were interdicted by the university on Tuesday.

The two lecturers from the University of Ghana were shown in the BBC’s documentary and accused of engaging in sexual harassment on campus.

According to statement issued by the University, the lecturers were being banned as part of investigations into the allegations.

The statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Stella Amoa said the decision to interdict Gyampo and Butakor, was to allow for further investigations into the matter.

The statement said in line with University regulations, the two lecturers would be invited by the Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee in the next few days to assist with further investigations into the BBC documentary.

It said while the University of Ghana believed sexual harassment was fundamentally about exploiting power imbalance and voicelessness, it also understood the harmful impact it had on individuals, families and institutions.

The university said it was for this reason that the University had taken steps to encourage students and employees to report any form of sexual harassment and misconduct, and that it had also instituted measures to punish anyone found guilty of the offence.

“In all instances where the University has been provided with information and/or evidence of sexual harassment or misconduct, our Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee has investigated the matter, interviewed the parties involved, and after making a determination, we have applied the appropriate sanctions as outlined in the policy, including dismissals. The University will prosecute the current matter under investigation, in addition to all outstanding cases before the Committee.

“We would like to state emphatically that the University of Ghana does not and will not shield any employee or student found to have engaged in sexual harassment or misconduct. No member of the University is considered above the law,” the statement said in a report by Graphic online.

Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson is receiving bashing on Twitter over a comment she supposedly made over the sex-for-grade scandal rocking universities in West Africa.

Nelson commented on the BBC’s story which exposed how lecturers in West African universities preyed on female students demanding sex in exchange for grades.

Nelson had commented: “Sex for grades! Sex for jobs! Sex for everything in our part of the world! Your brains don’t matter here. It’s the covered parts they want, oh wait, these parts aren’t covered anymore…it’s free on social media. Will it ever change?”

Her comment attracted virulent comments on Twitter .

Some of the Nigerian celebrities have expressed their opinions to the viral sex-for-grades BBC documentary video which indicted lecturers at University of Lagos and University of Ghana.

University of Lagos (UNILAG) lecturer, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu, a former sub-dean of Faculty of Art and head pastor of local Foursquare Gospel Church was caught on camera harassing a female undercover journalist who posed as a 17-year-old student seeking admission.

However, in Ghana, Dr Paul Kwame Butako from the College of Education was the culprit discovered after female students pointed him out in series of interviews. An undercover journalist who posed as a final year student, interested in doing masters was then sent to him.

Reacting to the documentary, Don Jazzy condemned lecturers involved in the act but pointed out some female students are guilty.

“I understand that some ladies are also guilty of offering their lecturers sex for good grades but I believe this documentary will be a deterrent. If the Students know their lecturers will reject their offers, they won’t dare make an attempt,” he tweeted.

Falz said: “I don’t think this is a time for baseless animosity. I have and will always speak up against all forms of sexual abuse. Yesterday, today, tomorrow. What we should be doing is working together to get rid of this dysfunctional system that allows women to be taken advantage of.”

Seun Kuti tweeted: “OGA ADAMU ADAMU MINISTER OF EDUCATION WE STILL DEY WAIT YOUR RESPONSE ABOUT DIS SEX FOR GRADE AND ADMISSION, NO TRY BEHAVE LIKE SAY U NO HEAR, DIS WAHALA CONCERN U AS D MINISTER.

“WE STILL DEY WAIT FOR ASUU RESPONSE ABOUT DIS SEX FOR GRADE AND ADMISSION WAHALA FOR ALL OUR UNIVERSITY,”

“ASUU LEADERS MAKE UNA NO PRETEND LIKE SAY UNA NO HEAR ALL DIS NOISE ABOUT UNA MEMBERS ACCUSE OF SEX FOR GRADES IN OUR UNIS, IF NA UNA MONEY STRUGGLE NOW, UNA GO EXPECT BOTH ACTIVISTS AND STUDENTS TO RISE AND FIGHT FOR UNA, NOW D STUDENTS NEED UNA TO RISE AND FIGHT FOR DEM TOO.

“OGA ADAMU ADAMU WETIN U B MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR WEN DER IS A NATIONAL ISSUE AFFECTING ALL OUR UNIS AND U NO FIT TELL US GOVT POSITION ON DIS, R U IN SUPPORT OF D LECTURERS DEMANDING SEX FOR GRADES NI, ABI WHY WE NEVER HEAR FROM U ABOUT IT AS D MINISTER OF EDUCATION.”