'We Can't Feed Ourselves' - Teacher Trainees' Association Of Ghana Hits Back At PRINCOF | Education

The management of the Teacher Trainees' Association of Ghana (TTAG) has kicked in opposition to requests on them by their principals to begin feeding themselves.

The Association has vehemently vowed to withstand all makes an attempt to deprive them of their three sq. meals per day.

The General Secretary Sumaila Musah in a communiqué cited by OTEC News Kwame Agyenim on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, mentioned permitting college students to feed themselves will trigger havoc on the varied faculties of training.

"Without mincing words, we, the TTAG would want to state that, feeding should continue unabated"

"We also wish to appeal to the Ministry of Education to expedite steps in addressing the food shortage issue and subsequently the release of funds for the payment of outstanding months of trainee allowances."

Their calls comply with a brand new directive by the National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education – Ghana (PRINCOF) asking the trainer trainees to start funding their very own feeding.

A letter, signed by the Executive Secretary PRINCOF, Dr. Harriet Naki Amui, defined the event is because of meals suppliers' refusal to present them items over present market developments.

Barring any future modifications, the trainees will from November 7, 2022, feed themselves in response to the brand new directives.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sumaila Musah says they are going to oppose PRINCOF's choice, including that it's going to not assist the scholars.

"The Principals are taking this choice as a result of they haven't been given a feeding part that comes with the allowances. So in case you are asking the scholars to go and feed themselves, the place will they get the cash from? So our place is that this ought to be solved as quickly as attainable,” he added.