A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 cohort of Colleges of Education staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters in Accra on Monday, June 23, to demand the release of their staff identification numbers and the payment of several months’ outstanding salaries.
The aggrieved teachers said they had formally submitted a letter to GES outlining their concerns but were left waiting for over two hours at the premises without any response or engagement from officials.
Tensions heightened when police officers arrived on the scene and issued a three-minute ultimatum for the protesters to disperse. The teachers refused to leave, leading to their forceful removal by the officers.
Despite the confrontation, the group has vowed to continue their protest action. They plan to present a petition to the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday and later march to Parliament to further press their demands.
“We’ll be here overnight so that by morning, we can go to the Finance Ministry and then proceed to Parliament,” said one of the protest leaders.
“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.”
