Sylvester Tetteh Pleads With Teacher Unions To Call off Strike | General News

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfrom, Sylvester Tetteh, has slammed the three Teacher Unions comprising Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-G ) for resorting to strike in try and have their request answered by the government.

The Teacher Unions introduced a nationwide strike on November 4, 2022 over the failure of the government to satisfy the deadline to terminate the appointment of the brand new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Eric Nkansah.

In response to them, the National Labor Commission (NLC) has requested them to rescind the strike and resume work whereas they proceed their engagement with government.

Reacting to the difficulty throughout Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning present, the MP was of the view that the academics are holding government to ransom by their use of strikes however held strongly that such conduct is unacceptable.

He puzzled how the appointment of a Director-General for the Ghana Education Service (GES) ought to end in a strike motion and have an effect on the harmless college students.

To him, the Teacher's acton has a political lining in that they really feel Dr. Eric Nkansah is not the suitable one who fits their political curiosity.

Hon. Sylvester Tetteh pleaded with the academics to heed the calls to cancel their strike.

"For me they should be patient but I also think the strike is wrong," he stated.