The Takoradi Technical University (TTU) chapter of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) insists its members will stay away from the classroom until the Ministry of Education puts its agreement with them in writing.
The chapter’s president, Prof. Frederick Boakye-Yiadom, told Citi News that the ministry accepted the association’s demands at their last meeting but members still want a signed Memorandum of Understanding before they suspend the strike.
Prof Boakye-Yiadom said lecturers are willing to resume teaching but need a written commitment from the government to convince their members that their concerns have been dealt with.
“We are dealing with technocrats. If you come without concrete document to prove to them that this is what the minister has said, Ghanaians don’t believe the politicians again, they are looking for either MOU from the Minister just as it has been done with the pre-tertiary teachers,” he said.
“We are ready to teach,” Prof. Boakye-Yiadom added, noting that the lost contact hours are hurting both lecturers and students.
He said students who have already returned to campus are spending money on accommodation and other needs while lectures are suspended. He warned that if the delay drags on, parents will face even more financial pressure once teaching resumes.
The strike follows complaints over unpaid pay for lecturers on post-retirement contracts, changes to agreed conditions and schemes of service, and a GTEC directive on PhD requirements for career progression.
