Strike Action By Teacher Unions This Is Excessive And Unfair To Pupils Richard Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah  has described the ongoing strikes by the Teacher Unions as very disappointing and disheartening.

According to him, the strikes could have been avoided if the various stakeholders played their roles very well, in addressing the grievances of the teacher unions.
 
Posting on his X platform, Richard Ahigbah noted that, the strike actions were as a result of the negligence of some heads of the key institutions.

''The ongoing Teacher Union Strike is a disappointing situation that could have been avoided. It is disheartening to see that the following parties failed to take proactive measure to prevent:

"The National Labour Commission was aware of the looming threat of a strike but failed to take essential action to avert it. 

''The ministry of Education, which has been doing an incredible job under President Akufo-Addo, cannot be excused for dropping the ball on this matter. 

While we respect the Teacher unions' right to strike, it is unfair to leverage their pupils' education to drive their bargain. This is excessive and unfair to the pupils''

He, therefore urged the aggrieved teachers to consider going back to their line of duty as demanded by law as the government takes stringent steps in addressing their grievances. 

''Teachers must accept the call to return to the classroom while their grievances as being addressed. The government has done a lot for teachers, including terminating the punitive 3-month policy inherited from the NDC and introducing the Professional Teacher Allowance of Ghc 1,200 for Professional and Ghc 600 for non-professional teachers. This avoidable deadlock must not be allowed to taint the government's unprecedented investment, totaling Ghc 114.5 billion, in the educational sector.''Kobina Darlington/