A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch of Colleges of Education graduates staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters in Accra on Monday, 23rd June, over delayed staff identification numbers and months of unpaid salaries.

The aggrieved teachers, who claim to have submitted a formal letter outlining their concerns, said they waited at the GES premises for over two hours without any response or engagement from officials.

Tensions escalated when police officers arrived and issued a three-minute ultimatum for the group to disperse. The teachers, however, refused to comply, prompting a forceful removal by the officers.

Undeterred by the incident, the protesters have vowed to intensify their actions. They plan to present a petition to the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday before marching to Parliament to press home their demands.

“We’ll be here overnight so that by morning, we can go to the Finance Ministry and then proceed to Parliament,” one protest leader said.

“When MPs arrive, we’ll let them know what the government is putting us through. All we ask is for our staff IDs and the money owed to us.”

The group maintains that they will not back down until the government addresses their concerns.