The Coalition of Unpaid Teachers and Arrears has rejected the latest approval for salary arrears payments, arguing that it excludes a key period and fails to fully address the financial challenges facing affected teachers.
In a letter dated April 20, 2026, and addressed to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (Ghana Education Service), the group acknowledged government approval to pay arrears covering August 2024 to November 2025.
However, it insisted that the omission of arrears accrued between late 2023 and July 2024 is unacceptable and leaves many teachers without full payment of their rightful entitlements.
“It is important to note that a significant number of staff continue to experience financial hardship due to the non-payment of arrears within this earlier period,” the coalition stated.
Operating under the slogan Pay Us Now, the group is demanding clarity on the status of the outstanding arrears and is calling for the excluded period to be included in the next payment schedule, with a clear timeline communicated to affected staff.
The letter, signed by Secretary Nana Yaw Yeboah and President Daniel Akatuk, was copied to the Minister of Education, the Minister of Finance, the Controller and Accountant-General, and several media houses.
The development adds to growing concerns over delayed salary payments and administrative bottlenecks in Ghana’s public sector, particularly in education, where some workers say they have waited months—and in some cases years—for full settlement of arrears.
“We believe that resolving this matter comprehensively will go a long way to boost staff morale and reinforce confidence in the administrative processes of the Service,” the coalition added.
Sources indicate that the affected teachers received financial clearance in 2024, which led to the accumulation of arrears obligations. However, the absence of a consolidated payment framework has left some staff waiting nearly two years for full payment.
The coalition is now urging the GES to respond swiftly, stressing that partial payments will not resolve the underlying issue.