The President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), Ghana, King Ali Awudu, is concerned about the condition of service of teachers in Ghana.
Regarding the salaries of teachers, Ali Awudu said when asked whether teachers in Ghana earn up to GHS3000, “For being in the service for 19 years and with a second degree I earn GHS4,066.”
He said this while speaking in a yet-to-be-aired interview with TV3’s Keminni Amanor. The full interview airs on Sunday 10PM
Ali Awudu further expressed concern about how the education sector in Ghana is being used for politics.
In his view, no sector in Ghana is used for politics more than the education sector.
This, he said, must stop.
“In this country, there is no sector that is used for politics more than the educational sector,” he said.
He further stated that headmasters are unable to voice out the frustrations they go through in the line of their work for fear of being dismissed.
There is no sector in Ghana that is used for politics more then education – Ali Awudu
“No headteacher can come and sit here and have this discussion with you, he will leave here and go and his dismissal letter will be waiting for him,” he said.
Ali Awudu took the opportunity to celebrate the quality of teachers produced in Ghana.
It is his view that “the quality of teachers Ghana produces is top-notch.”
Raise teachers with the enthusiasm to go to places to teach – Anis Haffar