Students at the Accra College of Education remain in limbo as they await official confirmation from school authorities to resume full academic activities following the recent suspension of a prolonged strike.
During a visit to the campus by The High Street Journal, it was observed that lectures had yet to resume a day after the College of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) called off its industrial action. The campus was notably sparse, with the majority of students and faculty still absent.
Richmond Agyei, the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) President of the Accra College of Education, expressed concerns over the uncertainty, noting that students had not received any communication regarding the resumption of lectures.
“As it stands, we do not know when academic activities will resume. No one has communicated anything to us as students of the College,” Agyei said. He added that many students had left campus during the strike due to the prolonged disruption and were awaiting notice before returning.
CETAG President Prince Obeng-Himah confirmed that their members are currently out of the station but are expected to return by the weekend in preparation for the resumption of academic activities.
He assured that lecturers would be back in classrooms by next week and that the colleges would review the academic calendar to address the disruptions caused by the eight-week strike.
CETAG called off the strike on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, following a unanimous decision by the National Council of the Association. The decision was reached after a meeting with Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the Jubilee House on August 15, 2024.
The strike, which began on June 14, 2024, was in response to the government’s delay in implementing the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) Arbitral Award Orders and the negotiated service conditions for the teachers.
