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The Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr Christian Addai-Poku, says he is not aware of a discussion by teacher unions of him being preferred as the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
He has therefore said, he cannot be the subject of the teacher unions struggle over the appointment of the GES boss.

Dr Addai-Poku said this in reaction to a story published by Graphic Online with the headline: Govt drags striking teachers to Labour Commission over Nkansah’s appointment as GES D-G”.

Graphic Online had gathered from some sources within the teachers front that they would have preferred Dr Christian Addai-Poku, a former President of NAGRAT as the GES DG.

But, the NTC Executive Secretary who has indicated his unhappiness of being linked to the issue has stated that “I want to state categorically that until I read this story online, I was never aware of any such discussion anywhere, that is, if there has ever been any such discussion at all. I cannot be the subject of the teacher unions struggle over the appointment of the director general”.

“I cannot be the subject of the Teacher Unions struggle over the appointment of the Director General. It is regrettable that Graphic Online could not quote from any authoritative sources in such a serious allegation but resorted to rumours and unidentified sources. I am unhappy to see my name in such a story and I distance myself from the said publication,” he said.

Below is a Full text of Dr Christian Addai-Poku’s reaction

I have come across a story on Graphic Online captioned “drags striking teachers to Labour Commission over Nkansah's appointment as GES D-G”.

The story stated "Graphic Online has gathered from some sources within the teachers front that they would have preferred Dr Christian Addai-Poku, a former President of NAGRAT as the GES DG".

I want to state categorically that until I read this story online, I was never aware of any such discussion anywhere, that is, if there has ever been any such discussion at all. I cannot be the subject of the Teacher Unions struggle over the appointment of the Director General. It is regrettable that Graphic Online could not quote from any authoritative sources in such a serious allegation but resorted to rumours and unidentified sources.

I am unhappy to see my name in such a story and I distance myself from the said publication.