A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 cohort of Colleges of Education staged a protest on Monday, June 23, at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters in Accra to demand the immediate release of their staff identification numbers and the payment of salary arrears stretching over several months.
The visibly frustrated teachers, who say they have complied with all the necessary employment protocols since completing their training, expressed deep dissatisfaction with the prolonged silence from GES officials regarding their situation. According to them, a formal letter detailing their grievances had earlier been submitted, but their efforts to secure an audience with the authorities on the day of the protest proved futile.
“We came here peacefully and waited for over two hours, but no one came out to speak to us,” one of the teachers said. “We’re simply asking for what is due us—our staff IDs and our salaries.”
The standoff intensified when police officers arrived at the GES premises and ordered the group to disperse within three minutes. The teachers, however, refused to comply, resulting in a forceful eviction from the premises.
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Despite the confrontation, the group remains undeterred and has announced plans to escalate their actions. Speaking to the media, one of the protest leaders disclosed that the teachers intend to present a petition to the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, followed by a march to Parliament to draw attention to their plight.
“We’ll be here overnight so that by morning, we can go to the Finance Ministry and then proceed to Parliament,” he said. “When MPs arrive, we’ll let them know what the government is putting us through. All we ask is for our staff IDs and the money owed to us.”
The teachers insist that their campaign will continue until their concerns are adequately addressed by the government. Their demands highlight ongoing challenges faced by newly posted teachers in Ghana’s public education system, particularly the bureaucratic delays in processing employment documents and salaries.
As the situation unfolds, many are calling on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to take swift action to resolve the matter and prevent further disruptions in the education sector.
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