The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has
criticized government for deliberately delaying the payment of its three month
pension arrears. The Association described as unfortunate, government’s failure
to release monies for the payment of their 2nd tier occupational
pension scheme. It further described the delay in making such payments “as a
deliberate ploy on the part of government to deny teachers their due.” A press
statement issued by GNAT indicated that the payment of their salaries is “taking
too long to complete.” It therefore called on government to expedite action on
its payment as proof of its commitment to fulfill promises made to them. On the
issue of implementable credit for 2011 and 2012, the Association expressed
disappointment with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department handling
of the issue and ordered that all payments be effected by government without
delay. The Association said though it had sent estimates covering teachers who
qualify for such payments to the Ministry of Finance some months ago, no action
has been taken on the issue till date. It wondered why government was unwilling
to release monies when the educational sector had put in place measures for the
Association to begin operating their scheme.
Source:Citi
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