The Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff (FUSSAG) have declared an indefinite strike with immediate effect.

This action is due to what they perceive as the government's blatant disregard for their welfare.

This action comes in response to various issues, including the government's failure to address concerns related to pensions and the alleged illegal cancellation of their overtime allowance.

During a news conference held at the University of Ghana in Accra, on Wednesday, January 17, Isaac Donkoh, the National Chairman of SSA-UoG, emphasised that the government should bear responsibility for any consequences arising from their decision.

“As leadership, we are forced to declare indefinite strike action. The reason is that the government has failed to release our tier 2 pension to our fund managers since February 2023. So we are asking the government to as a matter of urgency release all the outstanding arrears to our fund managers and also pay the accrued interest with a three percent interest rate."

“We are also again asking the government to do a recalculation on the accrued interest between the years 2010 and 2016 as we all agreed on July 25th 2022. We are also asking the government as a matter of urgency to pay all outstanding arrears to our staff who are on pension from 2020 to 2023. Then, lastly, we are calling on the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to withdraw the letter dated 7th November and 20th November respectively.”

“On this note, we are, therefore, directing our rank and file to stay at home until further notice. From today, nobody should go to work until further notice,” he concluded.