The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has called on the Akufo-Addo-led administration to intervene in the ongoing nationwide strike by the various teacher unions.
According to her, teachers help students to learn by imparting knowledge to become future leaders in the country and must be taken care of.
Speaking in an interview with Bryt FM correspondent, Nhyiraba Nartey Solomon, Madam Akua Donkor urged the Government to find a lasting solution to end the strike actions by the public sector workers.
She indicated teachers play a significant role in national development hence the need for government to find a solution to their problems in line with their duty.
Teacher unions in Ghana on Monday morning, July 4, 2022, declared an indefinite strike action with immediate effect following the failure of the government to pay the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) they asked for.
The unions are the Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has also threatened to lay down its tools if the government fails to pay its members a 20% cost of living allowance (COLA).
Some government institutions have also hinted at plans to embark on strike over the current state of the economy if COLA is not applied to them all.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Solomon Nartey