The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has confirmed that its ongoing strike will persist until the Council reaches a resolution, despite calls to end the action.
Earlier, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) urged CETAG to suspend the strike in order to facilitate further negotiations. This request followed a private meeting between GTEC and CETAG after the latter’s strike announcement on Thursday, January 2, 2025, in response to unresolved issues.
In a press release, GTEC’s Director-General, Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, criticized the strike’s timing, calling it counterproductive. He urged CETAG to halt the strike and continue discussions, assuring them of GTEC’s commitment to addressing their concerns.
However, Maxwell Bunu, President of CETAG, reiterated that the strike would only be moderated, not entirely called off. He emphasized that the government’s financial commitments thus far have been insufficient to fully address their demands.
CETAG had officially declared the indefinite strike on January 2, 2025, following an Emergency National Council meeting held on December 30, 2024. The strike decision came after previous strike notices were issued on September 26, 2024, and December 23, 2024, which the National Labour Commission (NLC) failed to resolve.
