Local news

Pay our Tier-2 pension by February or face our wrath – Teachers

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) has given the government up to the end of February 2023 to pay its contributions to the Ghana Education Service (GES) Occupational Pension Scheme (Tier 2).

The Coalition said although government deducts these contributions every month from their salaries, it is in arrears of over GH¢400 million as payment has not been made since the last payment in March 2022.

Speaking on behalf of three other teacher unions, the National President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers King Ali Awudu said it will stop paying its contributions to the National Pensions Regulatory Authority if the government does not do the needful.

“The money is not for the government, it’s 5% taken from our salaries and the government has failed to pay the money to the Ghana Education Service Occupational Pension Scheme for the money to be invested to yield returns. What we are saying is that what the government is doing is a cheat, and it is an affront to our future pensions. The total amount involved is over GH¢433 million, and we are giving the ultimatum of February 2023, that if by the end of February, the money is not paid, we are going to stop paying the 5% to the National Pensions Regulatory Authority.”

 

 

Share
MasemTV Newsroom

Recent Posts

Chairman Wontumi Promised Me GH¢20,000 Salary and a Toyota Land Cruiser V8, But I Only Received GH¢4,000 for Fuel – Akonta Mining GM Reveals

The former General Manager of Akonta Mining Limited, Mr. Edward Akuoko, has made startling revelations… Read More

5 days ago

OSP seizes over GH¢100m and US$100k worth of assets of former NPA Boss Mustapha Hamid in corruption trial

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has seized and frozen assets valued at more… Read More

6 days ago

Hon. Zuwera Mohammed lbrahimah Commends Minority Chief Whip’s Insightful Statement

The Member of Parliament for Salaga South, Hon. Zuwera Mohammed lbrahimah, has commended the Minority… Read More

6 days ago

Wontumi failed to acquire full documentation for Tano Nimiri Forest – Former Akonta Mining manager

The former General Manager of Akonta Mining Company Limited, Edward Akwasi Akuoko, has admitted that… Read More

6 days ago

Withdraw ill-informed petition against Abena Osei-Asare – Osei Nyarko to A Plus

The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has advised his colleague, Kwame… Read More

6 days ago

UTAG condemns NAIMOS attack, blames political interference for galamsey crisis

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has strongly condemned the attack on the National… Read More

6 days ago