Members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) will begin a sit down strike today, Monday, January 20, 2014 to demand better wages. This is according to the Principal of the St. John Bosco’s College of Education, Alfred Ndago.
He was speaking at the Seventh Matriculation Ceremony of the St John Bosco’s College of Education at Navrongo.
The St. John Bosco’s College of Education admitted its all-time highest number of first year students this year. The college admitted 476 students. They include 51 students for the technical and vocational department, 168 for the mathematics and science department and 257 for general arts.
Speaking before administering the matriculation oath for the fresh students, Principal of the St. John Bosco’s College Education, Alfred Ndago emphasized the importance of teachers to the education sector of Ghana but revealed that members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) will begin a sit down strike on Monday, January 20, 2014 to demand better wages.
He therefore called on government and other stakeholders in education to dialogue with CETAG on their demands because the strike will have a ripple effect on the country’s education.
The St. John Bosco’s College of Education principal also said the school this year admitted the 476 first year students according to its resource capacity.
By: Albert Sore | A1radioonline.com | Ghana
