Legon lecturers snub call for resumption of lectures on Monday

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) say they are not resuming academic work on Monday as communicated by the University’s Business and Executive Committee.

The Legon lecturers cite among their reasons “the trust deficit between UTAG and government”, insisting that they will rather prefer “to see the outcome of the talks/engagement (not negotiations) initiated by the government to resolve the impasse, which is expected to end on March 4, 2022, before they return to the classroom.”

In their communication to the Registrar of the University and signed by the Legon Branch Secretary Professor Ransford Gyampo, the members said it is their position agreed at an emergency meeting held on Sunday that they are unable to comply with the decision to resume teaching and academic work on Monday 28th February 2022.

“The UTAG-National Executive Committee’s decision to suspend the strike, has been rejected by majority of members of public universities in Ghana, and it will not be prudent to commence teaching for few days, only to resume the strike again, given the toll this may likely impose on students and parents”, the notice explained.

Please read the full notice to the University of Ghana Management below.

Outcome of Emergency Meeting of UG-UTAG on 27th February 2022

Dear Registrar,
An emergency meeting was called to discuss your release communicating the University’s Business and Executive Committee’s decision for teaching and academic work to commence on Monday 28th February 2022, in anticipation of the ratification of the UTAG-National Executive Committee’s decision to suspend the industrial action upon by UTAG since 10th January 2022.

After extensive deliberations, they directed me to bring to your attention, their inability to comply with the decision of the Business and Executive Committee for the resumption of teaching on Monday 28th February 2022. This was based on the following reasons:

First, the UTAG-National Executive Committee’s decision to suspend the strike, has been rejected by majority of members of public universities in Ghana, and it will not be prudent to commence teaching for few days, only to resume the strike again, given the toll this may likely impose on students and parents.

Secondly, given the trust deficit between UTAG and government, members indicated their preference to see the outcome of the talks/engagement (not negotiations) initiated by the government to resolve the impasse (which is expected to end on March 4, 2022), before they return to the classroom.

Kindly be notified accordingly.

Thank you.
Prof Ransford E.V. Gyampo, Secretary UG-UTAG

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