In Daboya, the Savannah College of Education has seen 170 teaching and non‑teaching staff withdraw their services, citing a year‑long delay in being migrated onto the government payroll after the institution was absorbed into the public Colleges of Education system in March 2025.
The staff, represented by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) and the Colleges of Education Non‑Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG), said they would not return to work until the Controller and Accountant‑General’s Department places them on the official payroll. They described the continued exclusion as financially unbearable.
“Our concern is not to undermine government efforts or disregard the progress made since the college became a public institution. Rather, we seek to draw attention to the unresolved issues surrounding staff remuneration, recruitment and migration onto the government payroll, which continue to threaten staff and the smooth administration of the college,” the associations said at a joint press conference.
Lecturer Jacob Kotochi noted that staff have been working in anticipation of a resolution, despite mounting financial difficulties. He said the government had honoured its commitment to pay student allowances but had yet to address the employment and salary concerns of the college’s workforce. “Since March 2025 to now, no single staff member from the college has been put on any payroll,” he said.
Kotochi highlighted that the allowances currently available are inadequate, with the highest‑paid personnel receiving less than GH¢2,000 and some as little as GH¢500. He questioned how families could be fed on a GH¢1,800 salary, describing the situation as “unbearable.”
The staff say they have pursued several channels, engaging traditional authorities, regional officials and the college management, but have seen no meaningful outcome. They insist the withdrawal of services will continue until their migration onto the public payroll is secured.
As the college’s transition into the public education system remains incomplete, the strike draws attention to unresolved employment and remuneration concerns that threaten both staff welfare and the institution’s administration.
