Director- General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai has strongly condemned the strike action by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG).
According to him, CETAG’s strike was poorly timed and counterproductive.
Speaking during a closed door meeting on Thursday January 2, 2025 discuss how to resolve CETAG’s concerns, Mr.Abdulai mentioned that, GTEC has had a meeting with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
“This is not happening just suddenly, but we had to start with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission doing the mapping for about one to two months at a very high cost borne by GTEC. And today, for some reason, even informed by the historical doubts that have characterised this process, CETAG wants to declare a strike”.
He added, “We find it extremely, extremely unfortunate that you are withdrawing all services. That means a total shutdown of the institutions, and this is something that GTEC is totally against”.
“When students come to us to choose courses, you should be there to guide them. So if you say you’ve withdrawn all your services, then we find it extremely, extremely problematic. That notwithstanding, the commission is very committed to getting you migrated to the university,” he stated.
Mr. Abdulai has called on CETAG to reconsider its decision by calling off its intended strike
“So we’ve asked them to go back and reconsider their decision, at best to call off the strike and if for nothing at all, at the time that admissions are going on, WAEC results were released just two days ago, for you to withdraw all your services, then it means that you can’t do admissions”.
