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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Leave this foo ls asking for the incompetent one come back. In fact I am amazed that these are teachers who will be teaching our new generation of students. God have mercy on this country. Why don't they want to do the compulsory national service. Mr. President we are in support of you and I can assure you that there are hundreds of TTAG who are behind you.
Just allow Mahama to come back and you will wish you were not born in Ghana. In many civilised jurisdiction this man would be a guest of government enjoying free board and lodging at the Nsawam prison. Here people actually want this kleptomaniac par excellence to come back to power. What is wrong with us?One thing I can assure Ghanaians will happen if this monster ever becomes president again is that all the county's natural resources will be entrusted into the hands of his brother.
And they will remain jobless for a long time. Ungrateful people they are.
no wonder they are jobless. hasnt mahama already declared his intention to come back? or which mahama are they calling for? or they cant even recognize the incompetent one again? these jobless teachers need free shs first.
Who is misleading these Trainees. I am ashamed of ever being an executive of these association. Where is Ken Abotsi (Jasico), Tetteh Ackumey(PTC), Arthur Moore (WIawso), Godfred Owusu (Komenco), Bight Kumi (Abetico) among others to advise these kids. Their time saw mature, in-depth thinkinking leadership devoid of manipulations. To declare a strike! Ken Abotsi and Tetteh Ackumey will sit you down discuss the implication as a role model and the end results the merits of it. simply pu maturity was at its best at least among these leadership. You want to be a tertiary and if you are to be treated as all tertiary too there is a problem. Why???? Are these children say doing National Service is a crime or punishment or what. I am highly disappointed. Do they have patrons and coordinators like our days. We must be serious as a nation and begin to educate these young lads and not just play political espediency.
Apologise to bribe taker John Dumsor Ford Mahama for what? Apology my foot!.... These guys are NDC thugs parading as teachers. When John Ford was in power we were not in heaven....... We were in dumsor for years.......
Infantile. And they want to teach our children.I was ashamed to hear them speak English.
YES!! THE SAME MAHAMA CANCELLED YOUR ALLOWANCES BUT BECAUSE OF SHORT MEMORIES YOU HAVE SOON FORGOTTEN. I AM SURPRISED TEACHERS WITH SHORT MEMORIES. ANYWAY, YOU CAN VOTE FOR HIM BUT WE LIVE TO SEE IF HE WILL COME BACK. AGYIMIF0UR!!!
Did Prez Mahama give you jobs? Shame on you, NDC.
Teachers,drivers,nurses, small scale miners, spare part dealers are all calling for Mahama. KARMA is at work.