The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured all 2022 graduates from the Colleges of Education that none of them will be removed from the system or denied employment due to delays in salary payments or the issuance of staff identification numbers.
Speaking in an interview on 3FM on the growing concerns from affected teachers, the Public Relations Officer of GES, Daniel Fenyi, clarified that the Service has been actively working to resolve the matter and is now in the final stages of processing.
“Not a single one of the College of Education graduates will be laid off with the excuse that they don’t have their staff ID or have not received their salary,” Mr. Fenyi stated on June 24.
“We are working, we’ve had conversations with the necessary stakeholders, and we are almost at the conclusion,” he assured.
His reassurance comes after some graduates staged a protest, picketing at the GES headquarters in Accra over 10 months of unpaid salaries following their official postings.
Some of the affected teachers have meanwhile narrated some hardships they have faced since resuming work in September 2024.
“It has been difficult; I have had to negotiate with my landlord to give me time to pay for half. I have also had to assure him that, probably after four or five months, things will be alright, and I will pay him the rest. But to be honest with you, I have not been able to clear the debt. After I left for vacation, I found out that my light had been disconnected for owing nine months. I sleep in the dark and rely on friends to iron and charge my phone.” Simon Kofi Nartey, Spokesperson, Aggrieved Newly Posted Teachers said 3FM.
Mr. Fenyi explained that the graduates in question completed their studies in 2022, undertook their National Service in 2023, received appointment letters in 2024, and officially resumed duty in September 2024.
According to him, the GES has complete records of these teachers. “We know them for sure. Their number is 12,807. Not a single one of them will be taken off the system,” he emphasised.
He also urged the affected teachers to remain calm as the administrative processes are finalised to ensure that all outstanding payments are made. This statement from the GES seeks to allay fears among the teachers, many of whom have expressed financial hardship and frustration after months of working without pay.
