Common Secretary for the University Instructors Association of Ghana (UTAG) Legon branch has dispelled claims that he betrayed their colleagues in the fight for much better conditions of service. Based on him, the decision to briefly call off the strike activity was not a decision reached simply by only him. He signifies that the National Executive Panel (NEC) of UTAG following a vote by its sixty members decided to call from the strike albeit temporarily to return to the negotiation table using the government. Ransford Gyampo pointed out that even though the strike continues to be called off temporarily, voting is ongoing among people and that they could go back to hit if members are not supporting the decision to call from the strike. He insisted which he has not betrayed his co-workers like people are making it appear to be indicating that all efforts are now being made to ensure that the instructor is given a fair deal. Learn His Statement BelowDear Most of, 1 . My attention continues to be drawn to some allegations powered by mere emotions that will, my announcement of the Nationwide Executive Committee’s (NEC) choice to advise the temporary suspension of the UTAG hit, amounts to a betrayal associated with my people. 2 . We state unambiguously that, without having God and my individuals, I am nothing, and that, I am unable to betray my people as well as the fight for better conditions associated with service for teachers. Several media houses and political figures unfortunately, have succeeded for making all of us propagandistic in our gratitude of issues. Hence we all cherish half-truths, picking plus choosing from posts. a few. In the release from me personally, communicating the decision of NEC to call off the hit, (which per the UTAG constitution and bye-laws, is just advisory), I also pointed out the truth that the ordinary UTAG members may vote to accept or deny the decision as taken by NEC. It appears those who claim I might have betrayed my individuals, never read this element of my release or by no means understood what it meant. four. NEC of UTAG includes 60 representatives drawn through the UTAG leadership of the fifteen public Universities in Ghana. In my release, I pointed out clearly that NEC with a “majority decision” decided to postpone the strike. This should recommend to any inquiring mind that will, not all NEC members backed this decision. But in interacting it to the public, it will be a display of immaturity to say specifically, those who supported or even opposed the decision at the NEC meeting. 5. I will not repeat the reasons that well informed the NEC decision. Yet I will make the point once again that, per the UTAG constitutional arrangements and bye-laws, the members of UTAG have five days in order to vote to accept or to deny NEC’s decision. Should users vote to accept the NEC’s decision, the strike will be fully called off. When members vote to deny the NEC’s decision, then your strike is not over till it is over. NEC, when it comes to a vote of being rejected from members, will have 5 more days to call together, get together, gather, assemble to announce the resumption of the strike. 6. When i write, the various campuses are usually voting and some have the very best already. I have no requirement to announce publicly the end result of voting on campuses where it has taken place. seven. At the several meetings kept, government pleaded with UTAG to call off the hit and solemnly promised in order to negotiate a solution to the problems of Lecturers. UTAG management never heeded to this contact because they couldn’t trust this kind of promises. The appeals possess intensified through the Parliamentary Choose Committee on Education, Spiritual Leaders, Eminent Ghanaians such as President Kufuor, Sam Jonah, etc . 8. Government might want to redeem and address the trust deficit among UTAG members, by quickly joining UTAG leadership and tabling its proposals for conference the demands of UTAG, now that the NEC offers temporarily and theoretically hanging the strike. Otherwise, people are voting. 9. Once more, I state in unequivocal terms that, I have not really and cannot abandon our role in the fight for much better conditions of service for your University Teacher. We would become heard more and louder, need to government fail to act in this interim period of strike suspension system and should the members associated with UTAG across the country vote in order to reject the NEC’s temporary suspension of the strike. ten. Judging from the mood associated with members and the bitter issues about their poor situations of service, It is not more than until it is over. The particular ball lies in the courtroom of government to proactively engage UTAG leadership along with honest truths, confessions plus tangible-implementable proposals that successfully address the concerns associated with teachers. Otherwise, as I said, the particular members are voting. Yaw GyampoA31, PrabiwP. A. Sixth is v. Ansah StreetSaltpond& Suro Nipa HouseKubeaseLarteh-AkuapimSource: MyNewsGh. com/ 2022Send your news stories in order to [email protected] plus via WhatsApp on +233 202452509