UTAG calls off strike

UTAG calls off strike
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called off its strike after an emergency National Executive Committee meeting on Thursday.

The Association withdrew its teaching services and even threatened to withdraw more services because the Government of Ghana had failed to meet the deadline of March 15 to address their concerns of nonpayment of their salary arrears.

In an interview with Citi News, the National President of UTAG, Dr Anthony Simons, said their decision to call off the strike was due to government’s quick responds to their demands.

He said: “We have restored teaching services; students can go back to class. Yesterday [Wednesday], I had a chat with Hon. [Mahama] Ayariga (Deputy Education Minister), he briefed me on what government had done so far.”

“We also made a check on what he had told us from another source and from all indications, the University of Education, Winneba, has already prepared the vouchers and then hopefully tomorrow [Friday] or Monday, lecturers there would get their money,” Dr. Simons noted.

“So we believe once one or two universities are preparing to pay what they’ve received for payment then we feel government has shown some sort of commitment and there is no need holding on to the strike action.”

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