The Vice President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Adokwei Ayikwei Awulley, has questioned the delay by the Ghana Education Service (GES) in implementing the deprived-area allowance for teachers.
According to him, the issue has repeatedly been raised by the President, the Education Minister and the GES, despite the allowance already being captured in the collective agreement.
Mr. Awulley made the remarks on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem amid the ongoing strike by teacher unions over unresolved concerns affecting teachers.
He said concerns over funding for the survey of deprived areas led the teacher unions to step in and finance the exercise themselves.
“GES told us they didn’t have money, so the teachers had to pay for the survey, and they (GES) returned with a document, which they said was the numbers so why are we stuck with implementation?” he questioned.
He said it was worrying that after the unions had gone as far as paying for the exercise, the implementation of the agreement remained outstanding.
The three teacher unions in Ghana declared a nationwide industrial action, effective Friday, September 25, 2026, over what they describe as prolonged delays in addressing critical concerns affecting teachers.
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (PRETAG) explained that the decision follows growing frustration among teachers over the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department’s (CAGD) handling of issues relating to their conditions of service.
They said negotiations for a new Collective Agreement have stalled despite the expiration of the existing agreement and an earlier expectation that the process would have been completed by June 2026.
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