The Ghana Education Service (GES) has set Monday, October 5, 2026, as the deadline to submit documents needed to resolve the payment dispute affecting teachers.
The Service is working with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to address the issue and ensure affected staff receive their money.
Head of Public Relations at GES, Daniel Fenyi, told JoyNews on Monday, September 28, 2026, that the focus should be on resolving the matter rather than assigning blame, as teachers need their money.
“I would very much hesitate to start blame games. Teachers need their money,” he said.
Fenyi said teacher unions regard the Ministry of Education, GES, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, and the Controller and Accountant General’s Department as a single government team during negotiations, hence it was unfortunate that blame games had started within government over the payment issue.
He said the Minister of Education met the teacher unions on Monday and gave assurances, and directed GES to work with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department on the necessary documentation.
“The minister has also mentioned that in case of the insistence on some input forms and documentation, GES should be able to provide,” he said.
He said the documentation includes input forms, promotion letters and other necessary documents, and clarified that the figures being discussed cover both teaching and non-teaching staff.
“For the teaching staff, we have about 59 to 60,000 of them,” he said.
He said GES was initially of the view that affected teachers could have been processed through automatic placement, given the outcome of the August 31 meeting and agreement, but the Controller and Accountant General’s Department maintained that input forms are crucial to its work.
Fenyi said personnel at GES headquarters are working around the clock to meet the revised deadline.
“I can confirm to you from the GES headquarters that, as we speak, there are even some people still at the headquarters working around the clock,” he said.
He stressed that the Service is approaching the matter positively and collaboratively and would continue to prioritise teachers’ welfare to ensure they return to the classroom.
“We have stabilised the calendar and we would not want to disrupt it,” he said.
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