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On social story, the Member of Parliament for Afensow North, Dr. Fred Chaie Asanowa, has asserted that the recent nationwide teacher strike could have been entirely averted if the government have proactively honored its commitment regarding teachers' conditions of service.

In a statement issued by the Minority Caucus in Parliament, Dr. Asanowa welcomed the decision by key teacher unions, including the Ghana National Association of Teachers, the National Association of Graduate Teachers, and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana to suspend their industrial action and return to the classroom.

He commended the country's over three thousand teachers for displaying patriotism by prioritizing the academic welfare of Ghanaian students, while also acknowledging the supportive roles played by the Council of State, the Fair Wages and Salary Commissions, and concerned parents.

However, Dr. Asanowa emphasized that the strike stemmed from unfulfilled existing obligations rather than new demands.

You'll be hearing from Thomas Tanku Musa.

He's the general secretary for the Ghana National Association of Teachers.

This morning, you'll be hearing from Daniel Fingy.

He's head of PR for GES.

So that was the president for Nagra there, Jacob Anaba, speaking to Elton John Brobey on Joy News yesterday.

Well, we've got a few more interviews to share with you this morning.

And the next one is going to be the general secretary for the Ghana National Association of Teachers in the person of Thomas Tanku Musa.

Take a listen to that engagement that also transpired on the same strike concerns.

Controller and accountant general.

Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT.

National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT.

And, uh, Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana, PRITECH.

He emphasized that while the administration recognizes and respects the essential role of educators, prolonged class disruption remain unsustainable for the nation's education sector.

The industrial action led by the Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT, the National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT, and other pre-tertiary unions stems from data discrepancies between key government agencies.

According to Kwakye Ofosu, while the Ministry of Finance and the Comptroller and Accountant General's Department confirm completing their required administrative actions regarding outstanding payments, gaps remain between their records and the data provided by the Ghana Education Service.

Inter-agency engagement involving the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the Comptroller and Accountant General's Department are currently underway to reconcile the discrepancies and expedite payment to affected staff.

According to him, the unions met with the Minister of Education, the Comptroller and Accountant General, and the Minister of Finance in August and September, where they were assured that the outstanding payment will be settled by the end of September.

The meeting comes after the National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT, the Ghana National Association of Teachers, NAT, and PRETAG declared an immediate nationwide strike over unresolved concerns, including unpaid promotion ar- arrears and delays in negotiations on their conditions of services.

So the-- these three unions have declared a nationwide strike, and so they are not in the classroom, and they've listed their concerns.

So I don't know, but-- I don't know whether you, you remember this.

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After the three teacher unions declared a strike on Friday, September twenty-five, citing delays in negotiating a new collective agreement and failure to implement promotion arrears dating from January twenty twenty-six, the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to the striking teacher unions to call off the nationwide industrial action.

The minister made the appeal as the strike by the Ghana National Association of Teachers, the National Association of Graduate Teachers and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Union of Ghana entered its day three, disrupting teaching and learning in public pre-tertiary schools across the country.

According to the Minister of Education, government through the Ministry of Education, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Ghana Education Service and the Controller and Accountant General's department has initiated steps to resolve the challenges, including the placement of over fifty-eight thousand promoted teachers on their rightful salary scales and implementation of twenty percent deprived area allowance.