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– –<\/span> He told TV3\u2019s Johnnie Hughes, \u201cWe appeal to their decent conscience.\u201d We paid their wages and their allowances while schools were closed for 10 months and they weren\u2019t teaching.<\/p>\n When Covid hit, we did that. If a government could accomplish this even when they weren\u2019t going to school, my teacher sister will tell me how pleased she is that they were compensated.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019m saying that sure, we\u2019re living in terrible circumstances, we can only ask them to go back to school and educate our kids, and I\u2019m hoping, given my history, that the government is sympathetic to their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n – –<\/span> President Akufo-Addo has also urged teachers to return to work awaiting government discussions.<\/p>\n He said teaching should restart so as not to impact children\u2019s education as the administration tries to overcome economic issues.<\/p>\n – –<\/span> In his Edul-Adha address on July 9, Mr. Akufo-Addo added, \u201cI know certain teacher unions have declared strike for a 20% COLA. I\u2019m glad that teachers and other members of organized labor under the Trades Union Congress met with the administration yesterday to begin discussions on this issue.<\/p>\n Ignatius Baffur Awauh, MP for Sunyani West, has urged teachers to return to the classrooms until the conclusion of discussions so that the education of our students, some of whom are preparing for final examinations, is not compromised.<\/p>\n We and the globe are in a bind. Leaders throughout the globe, including us in Ghana, are working hard to overcome the underlying difficulties that have sunk the global economy. Just like Hagga\u2019s efforts led to the finding of Zamzam well, from which we drink today, I\u2019m convinced we\u2019ll soon find our own.<\/p>\n On Monday, 4th July 2022, Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), TEWU and Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana, withdrew their services in all the Pre-Tertiary educational space to support their demand for the Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA).<\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\nKofi Ameyaw, an NPP media team member, urged striking teachers to return to work. He added the government is attentive to their demands and showed it when schools were shuttered for 10 months due to coronavirus and teachers were given full pay.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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