Lecturers within the Western Area’s Tarkwa Nusuaem metropolis have declared industrial motion over the authorities’ failure to reply to their calls for after troopers allegedly assaulted three academics at Adiwoso M/A Fundamental College.
The motion follows a two-week ultimatum earlier issued by the Ghana Nationwide Affiliation of Lecturers following an April 30 incident by which three academics and one civilian had been allegedly assaulted throughout a navy operation associated to unlawful mining actions locally.
In a brand new replace, the academics’ union stated it was pissed off by the dearth of response from the related authorities concerning the investigation, justice for affected academics, and calls for for compensation.
The union has introduced that academics throughout the municipality will start a sit-in strike beginning Tuesday, Might twenty sixth, sporting crimson armbands, in protest of the alleged assault and the insensitive response by the authorities.
The union says if considerations aren’t resolved, an entire withdrawal of instructing and studying providers will start from June 1.
The sooner incident befell in Adiwoso, Tarkwa Nsu’aem Municipality, the place GNAT claimed that navy personnel conducting an anti-galamsey operation assaulted residents, together with three academics of Adiwoso M/A Fundamental College.
GNAT described the alleged assaults as “barbaric and inhumane” and stated the academics recognized themselves and confirmed their GNAT ID playing cards however had been nonetheless assaulted.
The affiliation then known as on the Ministries of Protection and Dwelling Affairs, the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Training Authority to analyze the matter and guarantee these accountable are sanctioned.
The academics’ union insists it is going to proceed with its deliberate actions till concrete steps are taken to deal with the problem and make sure the security of academics.
