A group of teachers recruited in 2023 and posted to various schools across the Northern Region has petitioned the Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, seeking urgent intervention over what they describe as grave professional and financial injustice.
In a petition addressed to the Minister, the teachers revealed that about 250 of their colleagues in the Northern Region and nearly 400 nationwide have been affected by delays in the issuance of Staff Identification (ID) numbers and the non-payment of salaries, despite working continuously for more than 25 months.
According to the group, the situation took a troubling turn after the Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) reportedly stated on Sagani TV that their appointments were “fake.”
“Despite our dedicated service of over 25 months, the Regional Education Director recently stated on Sagani TV that our appointments are ‘fake’. We vehemently reject this claim,” the petition noted.
The teachers insist their recruitment was legitimate, stressing that they followed all due processes and possess valid appointment letters, regional posting letters, and duly signed assumption of duty letters from their respective districts and schools.
They further indicated that they have never received any formal communication instructing them to stop work. Earlier attempts to resolve the issue through a petition to the Regional Education Director, they said, have not yielded any positive outcome.
The petitioners believe they may have been inadvertently affected by administrative actions following the December 7, 2024 general elections. They referenced a revocation letter dated February 17, 2025 (Ref: GES/HRMD/SEC/REV.25/01), which targeted appointments made after the elections.
However, the teachers argue that since their appointments date back to 2023, they should not have fallen within the scope of that directive.
They also cited a reinstatement letter dated March 5, 2025 (Ref: GES/DG/247/25/ED056), which they claim did not apply to their cohort either.
As part of a proposed solution, the group pointed to a precedent set by the GES headquarters through a letter dated December 12, 2025 (Ref: GES/HQ/PR/25/115), which reportedly enabled the onboarding of the 2024 batch of teachers through the issuance of new appointment letters.
The teachers have expressed their readiness to accept fresh appointment letters if that would resolve the technical challenges preventing the generation of their Staff IDs.
“It is deeply demoralizing that we, who assumed duty in 2023, remain unpaid while college teachers posted in 2024 and even recruits hired after the December 7, 2024 period have been fully processed and paid,” the petition stated.
They also raised concerns over what they described as selective processing, alleging that while a few members of their group have received Staff IDs and salaries, the majority remain unpaid without any official explanation.
The group is therefore calling on the Northern Regional Minister to liaise with the Minister for Education to ensure their data is submitted for Staff ID generation, facilitate the payment of all outstanding salary arrears, and correct the public narrative regarding the legitimacy of their appointments.
The petition was signed by the group’s leadership, including President Mufutawu Malik Adeyemi, Vice President Ali Nathaneal Surika, and other executives.
