General News of Wednesday, 5 May 2021
Source: GNA
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on the government through the Ghana Education Service to take urgent steps to address the welfare concerns of teachers for improved productivity.
Mr Charles Atakibire Ateem, Chairman of the Bolgatanga Municipal Branch of GNAT, who made the appeal, noted that although progress was made towards improving the working condition of teachers, they were still faced with many challenges.
He urged the government to take necessary steps to address the challenges to improve the condition of service of teachers so as to promote quality academic performances and outcomes.
Mr Ateem was speaking at the 6th quadrennial and 53rd district delegates’ conference of Bolgatanga Municipal Branch of GNAT in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.
It was on the theme: “GNAT@90, surviving as a reliable and vibrant teacher union in the 21st century; empowering teachers in the Bolgatanga Municipality.”
The branch comprised four administrative districts, including Bolgatanga Municipal, Bolgatanga East, Talensi and Nabdam.
Outlining the concerns of the teachers, the Chairman revealed that most of the schools in their various jurisdictions did not have management units and the situation had led to deletion of their members from the payroll of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department and urged GES to correct the abnormality.
Mr Ateem noted that the GES in recent times was delaying in releasing names of shortlisted applicants for study leave with pay and it had made some teachers to pay their fees before the release of the names.