The newly-elected national executives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have paid a working visit to the Multimedia Group Limited.

The group was led by the National President of the Association to officially introduce themselves to the Multimedia Group Management Team.

According to them, the move forms part of efforts being made to rebrand GNAT and make it influential in matters regarding education and teachers in the country.

In an interview with Myjoyonline.com, President of GNAT, Isaac Owusu, noted that “as newly-elected officers for the biggest teacher union in the country, we cannot do without the media, particularly the Multimedia family; so, we were very happy we got the opportunity to visit your outfit today.”

“It is about time we rebranded the Association to make it very vibrant in the country and if we’d be able to achieve that, we cannot do without the media. Our meeting today has been very fruitful and once you have given us the opportunity, we’d be able to communicate to the employer and give feedback to our members.”

On his part, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Multimedia Group, Ken Ansah, urged GNAT’s executives to avail themselves when the need arises, adding that the media group will always provide the necessary assistance in their operations.

“We’d be seeking to serve the interest of the bigger group of people so we will invite you all into the conversation because we may not always have the facts. We want to further this relationship, deepen and strengthen it.”

“We will give you the opportunity so you also tell your story. Sometimes, it becomes the negatives but there are positives too; in every institution, you’d find positives. In this same Ghana that we are worrying about so many things, there are institutions that are doing very well.

GNAT makes an appeal

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has appealed to the government and relevant stakeholders to address the delay in supplying teaching and learning logistics to the various schools.

According to the Association, the non-availability of these materials has been a major challenge for members nationwide.

Speaking in an interview at the sidelines of the visit on Tuesday, February 15, President of GNAT, Isaac Owusu, indicated that the delay in receiving the needed logistics does not create a conducive environment for academic activities to thrive.

“Schools resumed somewhere January 18 and we were expecting these logistics to be supplied to the schools before the schools even resume. If we are not able to communicate the reason as to why certain basic logistics are not coming, we, the teachers teaching the children, will be in the dark and we wouldn’t know what to tell the children as well as their parents,” he lamented.