The Ministry of Finance has disclosed that all 6,300 Ghana Education Service (GES) staff recruited in 2024 without financial clearance have been paid, dismissing concerns over outstanding salary arrears.
The Ministry said the affected workers were inherited by the government in 2025 and that measures were subsequently taken to resolve their salary payment concerns.
“In 2025, the Government inherited 6,300 GES staff who had been recruited in 2024 without financial clearance,” the Ministry said in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
According to the Ministry, Cabinet approval was secured and the necessary financial clearance issued to facilitate payment to the affected staff in four tranches.
“The Ministry of Finance can confirm that all 6,300 staff covered by this arrangement have been paid,” it said.
The Ministry also rejected any suggestion that outstanding requests for financial clearance from the GES were pending before it.
“The Ministry further clarifies that there are no outstanding requests for financial clearance from the GES awaiting action by the Ministry of Finance,” the statement said.
The clarification follows an appeal by the Coalition of Unpaid Newly Posted Staff of the GES over alleged outstanding salary arrears.
The Finance Ministry has advised staff who continue to experience salary or arrears-related difficulties to contact the GES for assistance.
“Any staff member with an unresolved salary or arrears issue is advised to contact the Ghana Education Service for assistance with the relevant payroll or administrative matter,” it said.
