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The teacher unions — the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) declared a strike, effective Monday after suspecting that their arrears have been verified and approved for payment by the Controller and Accountant General’s internal audit unit, yet the monies have not been released.
A visit to some public basic and second cycle schools in the Tamale Metropolis by Tudu Lahabali Kpana today revealed that teaching and learning have come to a halt. Pupils and students were left to close as early as 9am in some schools whiles others stayed back in school, yet with no lessons going on.
The few teachers who were available declined to speak to our team. At the Kalpohin SDA School complex and the Tishegu Anglican School, pupils were left disappointed as their end of term examination which was supposed to begin today could not come on.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) in an earlier is shocked at the decision by three teacher unions to embark on a strike on Monday over supposed delays in the payment of their arrears. According to GES, the industrial action declared by the teachers is illegal and grossly an abuse of principle of good faith and good working relations.
The Service argued that it has held a series of meetings with the leadership of the teacher groups where it discussed the payment of the said arrears with the modalities involved adding that a December 5 ultimatum given by the teachers was not realistic.
