The Business and Executive Committee of the University of Ghana has decided to postpone all final exams of Level 100 and Level 400 students of the University due to the ongoing strike actions by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG).
In a communique signed by the Registrar of the School, Emelia Agyei-Mensah (Mrs), it added that the resumption of the Level 200 and Level 300 batches for the second semester has also been adjourned.
“The University remains open for now, and academic activities will resume when services are restored”, the statement added.
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The University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, begun an indefinite strike from Monday, August 2, 2021.
In a communiqué on July 30, UTAG directed all its members to comply with the strike.
UTAG members on all campuses are to withdraw teaching and other activities like examinations, invigilation, marking of examination scripts and the processing of examination results.
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The Association has been asking the government to restore the conditions of service agreed upon with the government in 2012.
The 2012 conditions of service pegged the Basic plus Market Premium of a lecturer at $2,084.42.
UTAG has complained that the current arrangement has reduced its members’ basic premiums to $997.84.
