The Coalition of Unpaid Teachers have hit the streets of Accra on Wednesday, April 15, protesting their 18 months of unpaid salary arrears.
In multiple videos on social media, the unpaid teachers, clad in red and black attire, were seen protesting for their salaries.
They were spotted holding placards containing various inscriptions to drum home their demands.
The teachers were also heard loudly chanting “Mahama wodeyɛka”.
Earlier, Eugene Zoranu Segbefia, the National Organiser of the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers, said members will storm the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, April 15, over their unpaid salary arrears.
According to the Unpaid teachers, some teachers have worked for between seven and 18 months without pay.
They further questioned why the government would recruit more teachers when it cannot even pay those already in the system.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story, Mr Segbefia lamented, saying, “We have teachers who have worked between seven and 18 months without salaries. As we speak, we don’t even know whether the government will fulfil its obligation to us”.
“The Minister listened to our concerns and promised to expedite the process. We were made to understand that a memo had been sent between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance. But as we speak, we are only seeing recruitment ongoing, while those of us already working have not been paid,” he lamented.
He quizzed, “We are already in the classrooms working, yet we are not being paid. Why recruit more teachers when you cannot even pay those already in the system?”.
“We went through similar processes as the nurses, yet they are receiving their arrears from this April. Are we not also providing essential services to this country?” he asked.
Eugene Zoranu Segbefia declared, “Tomorrow, April 15, we are hitting the streets. And we are not leaving anytime soon”.
“We are coming with our belongings. Some colleagues are travelling from Kumasi and Tamale. We are prepared to sleep at the Ministry of Finance until we get a payment plan. That is the last thing we will do.”
Watch the video below: