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Professor Ransford Gyampo, President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG), has accused top government officials and members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of attempting to undermine UTAG\u2019s unity.<\/p>\n
According to Prof. Gyampo, certain deputy ministers and party leaders have approached UTAG members, urging them to suspend their ongoing strike.<\/p>\n
UTAG-UG initiated the strike in protest against the government\u2019s perceived inaction in the fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.<\/p>\n
Speaking on TV3 on Saturday, October 19, Prof. Gyampo reaffirmed that UTAG remains firm in its decision to continue the strike.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo those Deputy Ministers, to those top party functionaries who were behind the effort to break our front, I was on the phone when you were talking to them, I was listening to you, you didn\u2019t know and so I\u2019m telling you, you can do all manner of things to divide and to break the front of some labour unions but not UTAG, we are still on strike, you can go to hell\u201d.<\/p>\n
He further added that the Akuffo Addo government will go down on record as an \u2018undemocratic government\u2019 in Ghana.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis government will go down in history as the most undemocratic government in the history of Ghana\u2019s self-republic because they are weakening the legislature, the weakening the judiciary, the have silenced civil society, they have silenced the voices of eminent people and they are silencing or even dividing the front of labour.\u201d<\/p>\n
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