Navrongo: Government is processing the release of GHS41 million for the payment of book and research allowance to members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) for the 2023/2024 academic year. The Minister of Education, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, announced this at the 14th Congregation and 96th Anniversary celebration of St John Bosco's College of Education in Navrongo.
According to Ghana News Agency, CETAG has been on strike since November 24, 2025, demanding full implementation of the National Labour Commission's (NLC) May 2023 arbitral award. Mr Iddrisu stated that the Ministry of Finance was at an advanced stage of processing the release of the funds and urged CETAG to call off its industrial action to allow the resumption of academic work in all colleges of education.
The Minister assured CETAG members that the payments would be made within the shortest possible time, expressing confidence that the allowances would be disbursed within a week. He emphasized the importance of restoring normal academic work by February 9, 2026, throughout Ghana's colleges of education.
Mr Iddrisu appealed to the striking lecturers to consider the impact of their industrial action on students, stressing the need for a stable academic environment conducive to effective teaching and learning. He noted the government's efforts in clearing arrears of book and research allowances from previous years and encouraged CETAG to engage constructively to resolve outstanding issues.
He reaffirmed the government's commitment to dialogue and timely fulfilment of obligations to education sector workers to ensure lasting stability.