President of Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana, King Ali Awudu, has admonished the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to rescind their decision to deduct 10% of the basic salary of teachers occupying government or school bungalows as rent.
In a statement, the Education Service drew the teachers' attention to “Ministry of Finance circular No. 133385/05/06NTR CAGD of May 15, 2006, requires that occupants of government bungalows are expected to pay 10% of their salary as rent”.
Dated March 11, 2022, the statement further read; “I, therefore, write to inform you that effect from March 1, 2022, all teachers/staff occupying school/government bungalow are to pay 10 per cent of their basic salary as rent.”
King Ali Awudu, in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', threatened the teachers will vacate the various campuses should GES go ahead with their decision.
"If they will force us to pay, then we will ask our house mistresses, our house masters to leave the campus. They should leave the bungalows for the students only to stay in the schools," he bellowed.
He added that the teachers will move out of their schools to rent apartments somewhere else, then allow the government to ''govern'' the students by itself; something he believes the government cannot do.
He also argued the Ministry of Finance's circular that was issued in 2006 stated it was the duty of the government to furnish the bungalows but the government never did.
''The bungalows in the schools, some are decent, some are in extremely deplorable state and the teachers, themselves, renovate it'', he stated, wondering why the teachers should pay rent.
Although revealing that the teachers receive ''responsibility allowances'' aside their salaries, King Ali noted it's not enough for them.
He highlighted how dangerous it is for the teachers living on campus as the welfare of the students is their daily duty.
''Recently, we heard of Konongo-Odumase where two students stabbed themselves. That is when even the teachers are around and monitoring events. So, when the teachers are not in the school, you can imagine the chaos. So, you cannot keep them in the bungalows to do this job and then tax them. That is our position," he accentuated.
To him, no teacher should be made to pay rent on the bungalows for any reason stressing ''we will not pay. We are in the school for a purpose...We will not pay because we are working for it''.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Incredible!! And who says there would no new teachers to occupy those bungalows if you should leave? Teacher banza!! You will pay, Alidu nyansani!!!
GHANAIANS ARE JOKERS NO COUNTRY BORROWED TO FUND THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IS ONLY A COUNTRY THAT IS SICK. ALLOW PEOPLE TO PAY TAXES NOT TO LEAVE FOR FREE, A COUNTRY LIKE RUSSIA, USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES DO NOT BORROWED TO FUND THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, PAY GOVERNMENT WORKERS PURE ***barred word***. NO COUNTRY WANT THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. NO FREE LUNCH ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES TO FUND YOUR ROADS USE YOUR MOUTH TO PAVE YOUR ROADS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE GHANA CEDI, ANYTIME BANK OF GHANA SELLS DOLLARS GUTA AND THEIR PEOPLE GET A CHUNK OF IT TO IMPORT ALL KINDS OF sh*t INTO THE COUNTRY INSTEAD FORCUSING ON THE COUNTRY'S LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION THAT IS WHAT IS KILLING THE CEDI TO BE THE WORST PERFORMING CURRENCY INTHE WORLD. GHANAIANS SHOULD TELL THE WORLD WHAT VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS DO GHANA EXPORTS TO EARN FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO SHORE UP THE CEDIS GHANA ONLY EXPORT RAW MATERIALS WHICH DOESN'T GET NOTHING MUCH. SO WE NEED TO EXPORT MUCH ADDED VALU TO GAIN FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO SHORE UP THE LOCAL CURRENCY AND THAT IS WHAT PRESIDENT NANA ADDO TRYING TO DO BY ONE DISTRICT ONE FACTORY. TO CHANGE THE PARADIM SHIFT TO GET MORE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO HELP THE CEDI/
What a reckless statement. Even in the western world where there's loads of money civil servants etc pays percentage of rent. Nothing is free. My brother, you must be ashamed of yourself to say that.
It's very sad most Ghanaians want everything for free believe me in the United State American citizen does not get things free like the way people are demanding in Ghana we need a leader who can straight up things if not we will not go anywhere as a nation
With this attitude, this emotional intelligence challenged chap will be among the first and loudest to shout fix the country. What gives you and the so-called teachers the right to live rent-free? Oh Ghana what a pampered and $poilt bunch.
It’s not his fault. Government employees are always pampered. Free accommodations, sometimes free utility bills, free fuel and what have you. The same people will hold government in ransom by going on strike if their selfish deeds are not met. I feel sorry for developing countries who should know better when it comes to managing economies because this ***barred word*** cannot happen in Europe. MPs are being prosecuted in England for lying about having 2nd accommodations in London and claiming allowances for accommodations.
And such a ***barred word*** is supposed to be educated
Look at that ***barred word*** talk. Do you think that not paying rent for your bungalow is sustainable? Pay to ensure proper maintenance and sustainability and stop that patapaa talk. Ghana needs leaders who think long term and not this type of leaders
This guy is an ***barred word*** - you 're staying in a house and you don't want to pay rent? Why do we have so many educated ***barred word*** in Ghana?