CPP’s Kwame Nkrumah Botsio calls for legally binding MOU to end teacher strike
General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Nkrumah Botsio, has criticised the treatment of teachers in Ghana, saying the profession has not received the recognition and support it deserves despite the sacrifices teachers make to educate the country’s children.
The Convention People's Party (CPP) General Secretary, Kwame Nkrumah Botsio, has called for a legally binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end the ongoing teachers' strike in Ghana. Botsio criticised the treatment of teachers in the country, stating that their sacrifices and contributions to education have not been sufficiently recognized or supported.
Speaking on JoyNews AM Show, Botsio emphasized that teachers should be given greater priority in the country's national agenda. He argued that teachers' conditions of service should be improved, including increased remuneration and better working conditions. Botsio, a legal practitioner, acknowledged that making teachers the highest-paid professionals in the country would be challenging due to the large number of people employed in the education sector.
However, he maintained that the importance of education in modern society warranted better treatment for teachers. While expressing sympathy for teachers' concerns, Botsio urged them to listen to assurances from the Education Minister, who he believes is a person of integrity. He also called for the formalization of promises made to teachers into a legally binding MOU, rather than relying on verbal assurances alone.
Botsio expressed optimism that once the necessary commitments are formalized, teachers would return to the classroom, restoring confidence in the government's commitments.
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