Tension is building up in Ghana’s education sector as the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has announced a nationwide strike effective Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
The decision follows unresolved concerns over the delayed promotion of more than a thousand teachers.
“We have given the duty bearers up to April ending we are giving the Public Services Commission and the Ghana Education Service, whatever happens in the month of May these two institutions should be held liable,” he warned.
General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas Tanko Musah, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with 3news.com’s labour affairs correspondent in Accra on April 23.
Three weeks ago, GNAT leadership raised concerns over the Public Services Commission’s failure to act on pending promotions.
Efforts to resolve the matter through engagement with the Ghana Education Service and the Public Services Commission have yielded no results.
Mr Musah said, while some senior officers have been promoted, junior-ranked teachers have been left in limbo.
The delay, according to GNAT, has sparked frustration and growing anger within the teaching fraternity.
The Association is now calling on the Ministry of Education and all stakeholders to intervene urgently before the situation disrupts teaching and learning nationwide.
“We are saying that there is fire on the mountain, at this particular time the teachers of this country are not happy, the lower rank since 2019 have not been promoted. When we went to the Public Services Commission, we were told only two regions have been done. When will the rest be done?” he quizzed.
Mr Musah lamented that, “The scheme of service is also pending, upgrading also pending. Why must it always be like that, we are talking about reset here and we are going to help in the reset, and we are saying this should not happen again.”
With just days to the deadline, pressure is mounting for swift action to avoid a full-blown shutdown of schools across the country.
