CONSULT TEACHERS UNION BEFORE PASSING EDUCATION BILL INTO AN ACT-THE PRESIDENT OF CCT ASKED GOVERNMENT

By Joyceline Natally Cudjoe

Mr. King Ali Awudu, the President of  CCT 4th from right and left 

The President of Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT), Mr. King Ali Awudu has pleaded with the government to consult Teachers Union (TU) before passing the education bill into an act.

According to him, the country will be doomed if education is decentralized and becomes department under the local government in the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).

He made this appeal at the 24^th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Koforidua on Wednesday. 
It was on the theme “The Plight of teachers and CCT in the region.”

The meeting was aimed at finding lasting solution to teachers’ predicament and challenges they face in teaching.

Mr. Awudu indicated that teachers are the root of success of every nation therefore they should be fairly treated.

“We are the largest stakeholders in the educational sector and the backbone of every nation’s success so our needs must be addressed and well solved,” he said.

He stressed the need for teachers’ arrears and allowances to increase adding that “teachers’ train the human resource of the country hence they need to be paid better than the leaders.”

Mr. Adokwei Awulley, the Communication Director of CCT on his part said the only way to fight poverty and the challenges confronting the nation was through education.

He urged the leadership of CCT to continue being transparent to pursue their quest of promoting quality education in the country.

However, Mr. Awulley commended CCT for the good measures put in place to ensure that the government fulfill it promises to teachers in 2018, saying “members should be rest assured that leadership is up to task to ensure that the government pay their salary arrears and Tier Two Pension Scheme (TTPS).”

The Deputy Communication Director, Mr. Norbert Gbogbotsi noted that the coalition would not shield any member who would bring the teaching profession into disrepute.

“Though some teachers are not living up to their responsibilities, a great majority are doing extremely well and must be acknowledged and rewarded accordingly, especially those in remote areas,” he said.

He assured members that their district officers will receive motorbikes as soon as their offices are put in place in the 73 demarcated districts within the country.