The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril has disclosed that the Regional Coordinating Council is considering hiring external labour to support Senior High Schools in the region amidst the strike action declared by teacher unions.
According to the minister, the authorities of the region have seen the need to intervene in the matter urgently.
“Whatever help you want us to give to you while you are taking care of them, we can see if there is the need for us to look for some hands or some labour to help you, that is what we have to do,” the Savannah Regional Minister said this at the Damongo Senior High School in an interaction with students.
This follows a complaint by the Headmistress of the Damongo Senior High School about challenges with her kitchen staff.
However, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has invited the leadership of the teacher unions who have declared the withdrawal of their services to a meeting to find a way of solution.
The meeting is to discuss the latest strike action and the way forward for both teachers and students.
Four pre-tertiary teacher unions – the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers-Ghana (CCT-G) on Monday, July 4, 2022, declared the strike over what they say is neglect by the government to their demand for a 20 per cent cost of living allowance (COLA).
Notice of this was given by the teachers last month, giving Thursday, June 30 as the deadline.
In a statement issued by its Head of Public Relations, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, the GES said it read about the teachers’ strike action in the media, a situation she describes as unfortunate.
The statement directed Regional and District Directors of Education to ensure that Basic School Heads keep schools open and closely supervise all children who report to school pending further directives from the Management of GES.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Solomon Nartey
