The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to implement the 20% deprived-area allowance for teachers, warning that failure to do so will result in a series of industrial actions.
Previously, PRETAG had threatened to take industrial action at the end of July due to unmet demands, but they postponed this action after receiving interventions from the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
However, during a media interaction at PRETAG’s National Executive Council meeting in Koforidua on Monday, August 10, the National President of the Association, King Ali Awudu, urged the government to resolve the issues by the end of August to prevent industrial action.
He called upon President Mahama to ensure the promotion of qualified teachers from Deputy Director to Director II and then to Director I, which he stated was a campaign promise made by President John Dramani Mahama in 2024.
“We first gave the deadline of the end of July. The Ghana Education Service and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission intervened, and we decided to suspend the July ultimatum,” he explained.
He noted that the Association’s choice to extend the deadline to the end of August was meant to provide the government with another chance to address the concerns and avoid disruptions in the education sector.
“By this August ultimatum, if what we want is not addressed, government should have itself to blame,” Mr Awudu added.
