The
Director
General
of
the
Ghana
Tertiary
Education
Commission
(GTEC)
Professor
Ahmed
Jinapor
Abdulai
has
admonished
striking
members
of
the
Colleges
of
Education
Teachers
Association
of
Ghana
(CETAG)
to
return
to
the
classrooms.
His
call
follows
the
immediate
payment
of
GHC199
million
being
the
first
part
of
the
book
and
research
top-up
allowances
submitted
to
the
Ministry
of
Finance.
He
said
the
payment
can
be
accessed
by
the
teachers
on
Monday,
July
15,
2024,
on
the
Ghana
Integrated
Financial
Management
Information
System.
Professor
Ahmed
Jinapor
Abdulai
made
the
remarks
during
an
interview
with
Channel
One
News
on
the
sidelines
of
the
Induction
and
Investiture
of
Professor
Prince
Boateng
and
the
15th
Congregation
of
the
Ada
College
of
Education
on
Saturday,
July
13.
“We
want
to
use
this
platform
to
call
on
all
tutors,
senior
tutors,
principal
tutors,
and
faculty
of
the
colleges
of
education,
as
a
matter
of
urgency
and
for
the
sake
of
not
disrupting
the
academic
calendar
and
for
the
sake
of
their
grievances
being
addressed.
There’s
empirical
evidence
to
that
effect,
their
research
and
book
top-up,
their
all-year-round
allowances
are
going
to
be
paid
by
next
week
to
the
next
two
weeks.
“Starting
Monday,
they
can
access
the
top-up
when
it
comes
to
research
and
book
allowance.
So,
I
don’t
think
there’s
a
need
for
them
to
be
on
strike.
I’m
just
pleading
with
them,
for
the
sake
of
not
disrupting
the
calendar,
for
the
sake
of
the
students
who
are
in
the
classrooms,
they
should
come
back
to
the
classrooms.”
CETAG
had
been
on
strike
since
Friday,
June
14,
2024,
protesting
the
government’s
delay
in
implementing
the
arbitral
award
and
negotiated
service
conditions.
Professor
Jinapor
Abdulai
revealed
that
the
Fair
Wages
and
Salaries
Commission
has
constituted
a
committee
to
see
to
it
that
all
members
of
CETAG
are
placed
on
the
scheme
of
service
of
their
affiliate
universities.
“The
commitment
is
there,
efforts
have
been
put
in
place,
and
in
terms
of
migration.
Fair
Wages
and
Salary
Commission
has
even
asked
CETAG
to
bring
a
representative
to
sit
on
the
committee,
for
that
process
to
take
place
as
early
as
Monday,
July
15,
so
there’s
no
course
for
alarm.”
He
further
indicated
that
the
government
has
exhibited
enough
commitment
towards
addressing
all
outstanding
issues
with
CETAG.
He
noted
the
importance
of
the
return
of
the
striking
teachers
to
save
the
academic
calendar
from
further
disruptions.
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