Striking teachers likely to suspend strike

25-03-2013

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School children now spend their time loitering outside their classrooms

A Council meeting of striking teachers by the close of Monday will determine whether they will return to the classroom, one week after embarking on an industrial action.

This follows a crunch meeting with President John Mahama to explore the possibility of reversing the strike as government and other authorities involved work on their concerns.

According to the President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Samuel Doe Alobuia, the council meeting will consider President Mahama’s plea and they might subsequently suspend the strike.

“This President, this is the first time he is appealing to us. He has never appealed to us before and so we are taking him for his words. If our Council takes the appeal and we postpone and later we realize that the promise is not fulfilled, then we will later advise ourselves.”

He maintained that his colleagues will “suspend the strike for a while, and if the demand is not met, then we get back.”