GES GIVE TEACHERS ULTIMATUM TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM

The Ghana Education Service has given striking teachers up to Friday to halt their action and go back to the classroom.

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service Charles Parker Allotey says failure to heed the directive would result in sanctions on the teachers.

Mr. Allotey explained that the GES, together with the two main teachers’ associations – National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) - have agreed that teachers return to the classrooms after various fruitful negotiations with the government.

Mr Allotey indicated that the service has called on teachers to immediately report to work, stressing that "we’ve given them up to Friday to report…”

He pointed out that the GES does not recognise the Coalition of Concerned Teachers and would therefore not have dealings with them.

Mr Allotey accused leaders of the group of having a hidden agenda to pursue and that the group did not expect government to resolve the impasse this early.