Haruna Idrissu Faces Picketing Teachers At The Ministry Of Education Premises
- A video of Haruna Idrissu's encounter with some disgruntled teachers at the premises of the Ministry of Education has gone viral
- The Minister told the protesters that there was no financial clearance to absorb the huge number of teachers into the system
- Social media users who took to the comment section of the video shared varied opinions on the comments by the Minister
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The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has addressed some university graduate teachers who picketed at the forecourt of the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, May 7, 2025.
The aggrieved teachers thronged the premises in large numbers to demand staff IDs for teachers already at posts.
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They bemoaned the delay in the validation process, which they said had resulted in five months of unpaid salaries.
Responding to the concerns raised by the aggrieved teachers, Haruna Iddrisu stated that the Ministry did not have financial clearance for the 39,000 teachers who had been posted by the previous government.
"So whoever misled or deceived you, it wasn't the John Mahama and Haruna Iddrisu administration. Somebody probably deceptively got a number of people unknowingly tied to some form of recruitment, which was not legitimately approved. So we are auditing to confirm that you have the right qualifications, are entitled to the appointment, and are actually at post. From there, we will pick those we can absorb within the budget."
He explained that the government could not absorb all 39,000 teachers, and that a validation process would be carried out to determine which teachers could be employed in the meantime.
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The Tamale South MP added that until the validation was complete, he could not provide any further assurances.
“When you raise this issue, I have to respond. Appointment letters were issued to as many as 39,000 people when there was no financial clearance. That is problematic. The government can absorb 9,000, 11,000, or maybe 12,000—but certainly not 39,000.
"If that exercise is not complete, then I have no story to tell you. You will have to be patient until we finish the validation exercise,” he told the aggrieved teachers."
Teachers open up on meet with GES boss
Speaking in an interview with Joy News, one of the aggrieved teachers, who spoke on behalf of the group, shared details of their meeting with the GES Director-General.
He disclosed that they were given assurances that all teachers who validated would be reinstated.
"At the meeting, we talked about many things. But the Director mentioned that all the people whose names are on the master list and who have completed validation have automatically been reinstated.
"Because the list he came to meet is the same one used for validation, we need no other letter to confirm our reinstatement. Having gone through the validation process, we have been reinstated."
On the issuance of staff IDs and delayed payment, he said they were told by the GES Director that financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance needs to be given for persons with the proper documentation to be absorbed.
"For the staff ID and payment, he said the financial clearance had expired, and they are supposed to apply again for clearance."
Watch the video below:
Reactions to Haruna Idrissu's comments
Social media users who took to the comment section of the video have shared opinions on the statement made by the Minister
Obaapa Rosie reacted:
"You are leaving then you quickly employ teachers for the next government to suffer"
George Aidoo wrote:
"Stop this political football. If these teachers had no financial clearance to start work how were they posted and was this issue raised during the transitional committee sittings?"
Shaders Omar Sterling added:
"How can the previous government not seek clearance and start recruiting? Call the former Education minister to parliament to answer if indeed there was no clearance."
Teacher buys food for his students
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian teacher went viral after a video of his kind act surfaced.
This comes after he pleasantly surprised his students by using a part of his salary to buy pizza and drinks for them.
The students could not contain their joy as they enjoyed the pizza slices and drinks.
Source: YEN.com.gh
