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NC-PTAS supports striking teachers, urges Government to resolve dispute
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NC-PTAS) Ghana has expressed its support for pre-tertiary teacher unions currently on strike, describing their demands as legitimate and justified.
In a statement dated September 30, 2026, the council said no nation could rise above the welfare and quality of its teachers and urged the government to take immediate steps to resolve the issues that led to the strike.
The NC-PTAS said teachers had been frustrated by what it described as years of unfulfilled promises and abandoned memoranda of understanding.
According to the council, the concerns include delayed promotions, unpaid arrears, the implementation of revised collective agreements and a 20 per cent deprived-area allowance.
It said the Ghanaian teacher should be treated as a national asset rather than a cost to the national purse, arguing that investment in teacher welfare was an investment in the country’s future.
The council highlighted the difficulties the strike was causing parents, saying many had made significant sacrifices to prepare their children for the reopening of schools.
It noted that parents had spent money on uniforms, footwear, books, provisions, chop boxes and transportation, while some had also paid for extra classes for their wards preparing for the BECE and WASSCE.
The NC-PTAS said the continued closure of classrooms was therefore affecting not only teachers but also parents and families.
It urged parents to keep their children at home until teachers returned to school, citing safety concerns and the need to avoid unnecessary costs.
The council further appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to personally intervene and direct the Ministers of Finance, Education, Labour, Fair Wages and Salaries, as well as the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department and the Ghana Education Service, to work towards an immediate resolution.
It called on politicians, traditional rulers, religious leaders and other influential personalities to support efforts to resolve the dispute.
The NC-PTAS said Ghana must put aside political differences and focus on improving the welfare of teachers.
It concluded that the future of the country depended heavily on the quality of education and the people responsible for providing it.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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GES directs Ashanti Regional, Obuasi Municipal Education Directors to step aside over Obuasi SHTS scandal
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Dr. William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect.
The directive forms part of ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Mr. Zakaria Abdulai.
According to GES, the decision is intended to ensure that the investigations proceed without potential interference, nor the perception of it.
The two directors are to hand over their offices and all state property in their possession to the Deputy Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr. Thomas Kwame Boateng.
Management added that the headmaster, Mr. Zakaria Abdulai, also remains interdicted and therefore urged the public to ignore any news circulating that he has been cleared.
Management is calling for calm, support and cooperation as thorough investigations into the matter continue.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has joined the family of the late Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the Ghanaian community in the UK, and other dignitaries for a memorial service in Southwark, UK.
In a post, Mr. Ablakwa described the service as deeply moving and unforgettable, held in honour of the late professor’s memory.
According to him, in keeping with the government’s pledge, he joined the family, Ghana’s High Commissioner to London, British MPs, Ministers, the Mayor of London, Cambridge scholars, Prof. Arday’s students and loved ones to pay respects and honour his inspiring legacy.
Mr. Ablakwa noted that Prof. Arday’s accomplishments as the youngest Black professor appointed at the University of Cambridge and his widely appreciated charitable contributions will continue to inspire generations.
“The Government and People of Ghana will continue to stand by our compatriots everywhere they are in the world. As we do so, we profess our commitment to justice, equality and the creation of a new world,” he said.
He prayed for fortitude for the family in what he described as an extraordinarily difficult time.
“We shall always remember Prof. Arday for his response when asked what he will wish to do to change the world: ‘I would take a thread and a needle, and I’d interweave love into our society’,” Mr. Ablakwa added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
