By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor, has called on the leadership and members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to end their sit-down strike and return to the classrooms.
According to him, the government, through the Finance Ministry, has paid all research and book allowances owed to members of the Association.
Professor Jinapor disclosed that the sit-down strike embarked on by CETAG members some weeks ago, is affecting educational activities in the institutions, hence the payment to enhance teaching and learning.
Speaking at the investiture of Professor Prince Boateng, who has been elevated from Acting Principal to substantive Principal of Ada College of Education, Professor Jinapor noted that staff from all forty-six (46) Colleges of Education are being placed on the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to ensure they are financially fit to contribute to the teaching and learning in the schools.
“GTEC is currently working with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to ensure that all staff are placed on the scheme,” Professor Ahmed Jinapor said.
“Members of CETAG are on strike because they want a top-up of their book and research allowance paid, and I am glad that the monies have finally been paid. A total of one hundred and ninety-nine million Ghana cedis plus have been paid, members can start sourcing it from Monday, July 15, 2024, through GIFMIS,” he added.
The investiture of Professor Prince Boateng, who is now the 11th Principal of Ada College of Education, marked his elevation from Acting Principal to substantive Principal.
Addressing the gathering, Professor Boateng assured his unwavering commitment to bringing a facelift to the school, as he had already started. He called for the immediate construction of a fence wall around the college which he said would provide enough security for the students.
He further added that he will make judicious use of the resources of the college, as he is already constructing and furnishing some of the structures. “I am developing a program called Students ADACOE to connect where students can access their results, library, and other related facilities through the net,” he said.
He also mentioned that he will introduce entrepreneurial seminars at the college to position it as a twenty-first-century institution and initiate productive activities in the college to increase its internally generated funds.
“As a technical person, I will introduce a water packaging plant to enhance the internally generated funds of the college,” he said.
The investiture of Professor Prince Boateng as the 11th Principal of Ada College of Education coincided with the 15th congregation of the institution, where over two hundred and forty-eight students graduated.
The Member of Parliament for Ada East Constituency, Comfort Doyoe Kudzo, applauded Professor Boateng as the substantive Principal of ADACOE and donated twenty thousand Ghana cedis and other logistics to support the college as it prepares to celebrate 60 years of existence in 2025.
