The three teacher unions that are currently on strike will meet with the Employment and Labour Ministry today, Monday, November 7, 2022, to resume discussions about the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
On Friday, November 4, the unions announced a walkout in response to their demand that Dr. Nkansah’s appointment be revoked.
An earlier discussion with the Ministry resulted in no resolution.
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) union’s president, Angel Carbonu, expressed disappointment with the Education Ministry for not responding to their concerns sooner in an interview with Citi News.
“The Education Ministry did not issue the invitation to even show up and jaw-jaw. Instead of sitting down with us to talk about the issues, they were preferring to spar with us in the media during news conferences. We are thus on strike and anticipate that our demands will be met at the meeting today.
Bright Wereko-Brobby, the deputy minister of employment and labor relations, expressed optimism that the issues raised by the teachers will be resolved.
“We can get down and talk about this issue. I therefore have hope that nothing bad will occur. After our meeting, we will examine and address the issues they have highlighted by Monday.
The unions had asked for more time in order to get the opinions of its members. They have campaigned for the appointment of a career teacher as the head of GES.