Ensure University Staff Receive Their Unpaid Allowances Finance Minister Told

Spokesperson for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Gideon Boako has appealed to the Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, to take a crucial look at the unpaid allowances to University staff in the country.

Three unions threatened a strike action on August 9, 2024, if the Ministry of Finance did not authorize the payment of the allowances by August 8, 2024.

The unions made up of Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), and Teachers and Educational Workers Union of Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) however suspended their intended strike after government’s intervention in extending the upward adjustment in the allowances to them.

The staff are said to accept this government decision believing it portrays commitment and fairness on the part of the government to remit the arrears.

Addressing the issue during Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" show, Dr. Gideon Boako described the situation as "problematic", admitting it doesn't augur well for the current administration.

He urged the Finance Ministry in particular to find possible ways to resolve the issue, ensuring the union members receive their allowances.

Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/