Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has addressed the peaceful demonstration by unposted teachers who took to the streets on Wednesday, calling for immediate postings.
Speaking to journalists on November 19, the Minister reiterated that the education sector remains Ghana’s largest employer and assured that addressing the concerns of unposted teachers is a top government priority.
He revealed that processes are already underway to place teachers in schools across the country.
Haruna Iddrisu also announced that Cabinet has approved the recruitment of 6,100 teachers from the 2023 graduate cohort, all of whom are accounted for in government recruitment records.
“Education remains Ghana’s largest employer. I understand that some striking teachers are looking for us on the streets of Accra. To respond to them, Cabinet has approved the recruitment of 6,100 more teachers from the 2023 cohort, and they are all adequately captured in our records,” he stated.
The Minister emphasized the government’s commitment to absorbing trained teachers into the system and noted that the new recruitment will help reduce the backlog of unposted graduates.
He also urged protesting teachers to return to their respective offices for verification and audit procedures.
“I would be surprised if it is the same group that is on the streets. They should be going back to their offices for audit, identification, and reinstatement so they can be paid,” he added.
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