Some members of the Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG), who embarked on a demonstration to compel the government to give them permanent employment, have apologised to former President John Dramani Mahama for voting against him and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2016 presidential elections.
The teachers say they feel disappointed by the Akufo-Addo government.
TTAG said its members were supposed to be given permanent employment in September this year but the government, according to their intelligence, intends posting them to do the one-year mandatory national service, which, they say was not part of the initial agreement.
Feeling they had a better treatment under the past government as compared to the current administration, some of the aggrieved teachers chanted: “Mahama, we are sorry”, and pleaded with him to “come back”, as they demonstrated against the Akufo-Addo government on Wednesday, 7 November.
“If you don’t take time, my dear, you will do something that you are not supposed to do”, a female teacher told Accra FM during the demonstration, explaining: “You will be gallivanting around chasing men here and there [for survival]. Meanwhile, we have completed [school] and need to be posted”.
Another demonstrator stated: “We want newly-trained teachers to be posted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) [and not to] enroll us for national service”.
Clad in red to signify their anger, the TTAG members marched through the principal streets of Accra with placards which read: "Thanks for Allowance but post us now", “You gave us an allowance and so what?”, “Education sector is in limbo”, “Napo must go”, “NPP, we are tired of promises; post us now”, “NPP has betrayed us, GES post us now”.
The march started at the Obra Spot near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange and ended at the Hearts of Oak Park.
The group will also present a petition to Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Source: classfmonline.com
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Ghanaians are funny! You fall sick and go to an ICT expert to heal you. Hahaha! Continue to reject the one with 1000s of employees on his payroll with your funny excuses.
if they are sorry, then they should take their petition to him eh. Lordina foundation can employ all of them. ***barred word***
Why is it that the NDC is still campaigning on the old outdated method of spewing lies repeatedly, baseless propaganda in this age of political awareness of modern Ghana. Or does the Former President want us to believe that he underrates the intelligence of Ghanaians? He might, then, be living in foooouls paradise. I think Ghanaians had experienced enough change of political power to guide them appreciate national issues and make informed decisions. The excesses of lies, populism and baseless polemics become then counterproductive while you expose your incredibility and dishonesty. At this juncture, I would expediently advise the NDC to rather speak to policies, issues and make informed alternative inputs if they could. This would go a long way to demonstrate to the people of Ghana that, indeed, it is a better alternative Government in waiting ready and more competent to steer the affairs of our dear Nation Ghana. That notwithstanding, they should not in any space of time underrate the Leadership and the vision of President Akufo-Addo, then, his Ghana beyond Aid Vision is gaining strong international Recognition and support.
ITS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND GHANAIANS. HAVE WE SO SOON FORGOTTEN THE YEARS UNDER MAHAMA AND HIS NDC? EH! GHANA WHAT DO WE WANT? HENCE MAHAMA HIMSELF SAID GHANAIANS HAVE A SHORT MEMORY ITS UNBELIEVABLE HOW SOME PEOPLE JUST UNDER TWO YEARS HAVE FORGOTTEN THE PAST.OKAY LETS US ALL US LET MAHAMA BACK AND I BET WE THE POOR ONES WILL RUN TO BE SLAVES IN ARAB COUNTRIES AND MAHAMA AND HIS BROTHERS PLUS THE RAWLINGS AND ASEIDU NKETIA WILL BE THE ONLY ONES IN GHANA.
peace fm online should give us a break, do not join the wagon. if you're paid to publish any news then you better stop.
WE JOBLESS TEACHERS HAVE NOT SAID ANYTHING OOH PLS.DON'T LET IT GET INTO YOUR BUG HEAD.
Former don't let this get to your head, it the same ndc members who are saying this. We don't support you again. You listen to the former president JJ
Eeii, these NPP serial callers cum commentators...mo ye nkwasiafour paaa oo!! Such senseless commentary on a worthy cause by the TTAG and you say what? 2020 is coming!
Nkwasiafuo when you were using them for the allawa demonstration de3 it was normal. Now some one is using them to restore their posting. Payback time. U better do it or it will be used against u simple. Agymifuo mokas3 wiase no modia
STOP WASTING OUR EARS THEN WAIT FOR THE INCOMPETENT ONE TO COME AND SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS