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TTAG President Sparks Outrage with Unequal Donations to Colleges of Education In what has become a controversial move, the President of the Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has come under heavy criticism following his recent donation to Peki College of Education. According to students and concerned observers, the TTAG President presented a single dustbin to the entire college — a gesture many have described as disrespectful and belittling. What has fueled the anger even more is the discovery that the same TTAG President, in other recent visits to different Colleges of Education, donated modernized pulpits and other meaningful educational resources. This unequal treatment has not sat well with students of Peki College, who feel sidelined and disrespected by the leadership of an association that is supposed to represent all teacher trainees equally. Some students took to social media to express their disappointment, asking hard questions such as: “Is a dustbin the only t...

  Members and leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) remain defiant despite threats of salary freezes by their employers . In an interview on JoyNews, a member of CETAG’s national communications team, Fedilis Kamaayi said they remain resolute in their over six-week strike in demand of better conditions of service.   According to him, CETAG members were aware that freezing salaries was one of the strategies the employers were going to deploy to get them to call off their strike, therefore they were prepared for it. “When the directive was issued, it has even motivated and gingered most of our tutors and they are saying that they should even take the August salary in addition because until all the arbitrary awards are implemented, they can go ahead and continue to freeze the salaries,” he said. Mr Kamaayi added that the members have psyched themselves for what is to happen next. His comments follow the Minister of Edu...

  The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has urged the government to take prompt action in resolving the ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG). CETAG Strike Continues as Government Fails to Honor Agreement Despite reaching a deal with employers, CETAG claims the government has not signed off, rendering the agreement invalid. CETAG President Prince Obeng-Himang vows to sustain the industrial action until the government fulfills its commitment. In a press conference on July 29, a TTAG representative expressed dismay and frustration, citing the government's inaction as a broken promise. The representative questioned why the government has not taken concrete steps to resolve the issue, despite earlier assurances. “Government has been assuring us of action. Now, we don’t need any assurance. All we need is action to solve this strike,” the representative emphasised. TTAG called on the government to immediately sign the Me...