A group of newly recruited teachers from various Colleges of Education in the Ashanti Region on Monday, April 14, 2025, picketed at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters in Accra to demand the payment of their unpaid salaries.
The teachers, who claim they have not been paid for eight months, are also urging authorities to resolve challenges related to their identification (ID) documentation, which they believe is contributing to the payment delays.
In a bid to address the matter, the leadership of the group held a closed-door meeting with the Director-General of GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis.
Speaking to Accra-based Citi News, some of the aggrieved teachers shared the toll the delayed payments have taken on their lives.
One of them, Abdul Majeed, lamented, “We are here because of our unpaid salaries. Some of us have been in service for eight months, and while some have received their salaries, others, like us, have not. That’s why we’re here today, demanding answers. We’re not satisfied with the response we’ve been given, but we are hopeful that things will improve soon.”
Another teacher described the frustration of navigating conflicting explanations.
“You contact the Controller’s office, and they claim our entrance forms aren’t there. Then, you go to the regional office, and you hear a completely different story. So we decided to come together as a group to speak directly with the Director-General for clear answers. He assured us that he would follow up, so we are now waiting for the best outcome. If the follow-up doesn’t yield results this month, we expect to receive payment next month. If not, we will return.”
Following the meeting, the leader of the group, Adomako Korankye, disclosed that the GES had established a committee to work on their concerns.
“Frankly, the Director-General assured us that they would work swiftly to resolve the situation. They’ve set up a committee, which we are now part of, to help fast-track the resolution of our concerns. While we are somewhat satisfied with this, we won’t feel fully relieved until the money is in our accounts, because that’s our main objective,” he said.
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