The three striking Teacher unions, made up of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), have announced they will reject any request by the government for more time to resolve outstanding issues.
According to the three striking teacher unions, they have gone beyond meetings, stressing that they will insist on the payment of the arrears owed them.
The teachers are demanding the payment of salary arrears, including deprived-area allowances and promotion arrears owed to teachers who have been promoted.
Speaking on Citi News, Communications Director of the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Kingsley Anyimadu, on Monday, September 28, stated, “There are three major issues. Two of them are about payment, and we do not have any fresh issues to raise. All we are expecting and asking the government to do is to make the payments.
“The first one is the Deprived Area Allowance. That one has been negotiated as we speak. That has not been done, and we were promised that it was going to be paid at the end of September. That has not been done,” he said.
He added, “September has ended, salary has come, and it has not been paid. So what else do they want us to discuss? What else? Going to plead for more time.
“If they do and they make any attempt to plead for more time, that will be dangerous because teachers will never ever understand. No way. We’ve gone beyond meetings. We are now at the point of payment,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, the unions are scheduled to meet the Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, on Monday, September 28, at 10:30 am to discuss their concerns.
Jacob Anaba, the NAGRAT President, speaking on Accra-based Citi News, disclosed that the unions remain willing to engage the government if the meeting provides a genuine opportunity to resolve the issues that led to the strike.
He stated, “Our reason for raising the issues is to resolve them, so if there is an avenue for us to resolve them, we will avail ourselves and make sure that we resolve the issues.
“I had a call and was told the Ministry of Education called, but while I was driving today, I had a call from the Chief Director of the Ministry of Employment, Jobs and Labour Relations that there is going to be a meeting and we will definitely be at the meeting to try and resolve our issues.”
The meeting is expected to focus on the unions’ outstanding demands and possible steps towards resolving them.
The outcome of the engagement will determine whether the unions maintain their industrial action or consider suspending the strike following progress in negotiations.
Also, the spokesperson for the Education Ministry, Hashmin Mohammed, has appealed to the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) to call off their strike as government works to address their concerns.
Hashmin Mohammed disclosed that the government had made significant progress in addressing the concerns raised by the unions.
According to the Education Ministry, the three teacher unions’ strike could undermine efforts to restore the academic calendar, which now sees KG through primary, Junior High School, Senior High School, and then university return to school in September.
Speaking to Citi News, Spokesperson for the Education Ministry, Hashmin Mohammed stated, “It took this government a lot of effort to be able to reverse the academic calendar. For the first time in many years, we are having schoolchildren from KG through primary, Junior High School, Senior High School, and then university reporting to school in September”.
He disclosed that the Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, has been engaging relevant stakeholders to resolve the issues.
According to him, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) were expected to engage the unions to find a resolution to the outstanding matters.
“It is our expectation that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and then the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) will be able to engage the teacher unions so that collectively we can find a solution to this issue,” he said.
The development follows three main associations of teachers, namely the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), declaring a nationwide industrial action effective Friday, September 25, 2026.
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