A group known as Disappointed Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana has expressed its disappointment in the Akufo-Addo administration over what it claims is the government’s deceitful posture with regards to the restoration and payment of allowances for students of the country’s colleges of education.
Famous Tumi Acquah, the Western Regional Communications Officer for the Association, has said although the government has earmarked some money to pay their allowances as indicated in the budget statement presented to parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, the amount falls short of the real amount that was scrapped by the previous government.
According to him, per their calculation, each teacher trainee would be paid GHS198 for the whole year, an amount that is below the GHS450 they previously received.
This, he said, was not the assurance they were given by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections.
The John Mahama-led government cancelled the payment of the allowance in its bid to increase enrolment into the various colleges of education.
The then Deputy Minister of Education (Tertiary), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, explained at the time that the payment of the allowance was counter-productive because only a limited number of students the government could pay were admitted into the colleges whereas the country needed to train more teachers to take up the vacancies in the public schools across the country.
But the then presidential candidate of the NPP, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, promised to restore the allowance, for which reason the students said they voted for him and his party. Mr Akufo-Addo subsequently won the 2016 poll by an unprecedented 53.85 per cent of valid votes cast, taking office on January 7, 2017.
Speaking in an interview on Accra FM, Tumi-Acquah said: “We are extremely disappointed because we feel the government has short-changed us.
“When we did the calculation after the budget statement had been read by the minister, we realised that each teacher trainee would be paid GHS198 a month, much less than the amount we were paid, which was between GHS420 and GHS450. This is not what we were told ahead of the elections.
“We were also promised that the payment would be done in their first 100 days in office, but as has been stated in the budget, the payment will be done in September.”
Source: AccraFM.com
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I don't believe this article @ all.
The word is restoration.
Kwa.a.asia nso boom next tym
these ***barred word*** lazy teachers don't understand that they are not the only people living in this country. they dont deserve anything to complain about.
half a loaf is better than none. we would take it like that. it is still better than JOHN'S zero allawa.
You deserve it. You were only thinking about today but JM was considering your future but you refused him. Take and tomorrow make the same mistake again. Remember your future is more important.
If u guys think well u wont see this as deceit cos atleast it is far better than they not receiving anything and it is just two months the NPP has been in power so surely by the tim they reach 3years all finances of the country will be stable and u will enjoy better than this so u either take it or get nothing cos even when u JM wasnt given u anything u still survived in that hardship so a word to the wise..............
as a teacher in the making you don't rely on speculation. be careful that you don't become a laughing stock. just wait for the right time then you can express your disappointment. good morning
just take that. it is the beginning. when the govt is fully aware of all its finances, when it has received the wayome money, when it has retrieved all wrongly paid monies, when it has received all that is due Ghana, Ghanaians will all get their fair schare
JM was building brand new schools for you to finish school and have your jobs, the short man and the Bawulie lied to you and believe them. Now they are not going to build new schools which means your postings will delay. Hahahaha, next time the UP-NPP come to you for your votes, think well ooo yooo.