GNAT bemoans the plight of teachers

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says it is strange that teachers who play the lead role in delivering quality education are made to suffer economic difficulties.

Mr Samuel Doe Alobuia, Acting President of GNAT, who made this known in Wa during the World Teachers' Day Celebration, said the manifestation of this trend is an attempt by the ruling National Democratic Congress to scrap the allowances of teacher trainees.

He said doing away with the allowances would not motivate quality education and increase the enrollment of trainees.

Mr Doe Alobuia said if the country appreciates the worth of education, then policies affecting the sector should be painstakingly formulated and implemented.

He noted that teachers who opt to teach at the basic level under precarious conditions in the numerous deprived communities is sacrificial enough for the profession to be given a good deal.