The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has hinted that it may suspend its ongoing strike if the government addresses its demands at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 28 October 2026.
TUTAG began an indefinite strike on 1 October 2026, over the government’s failure to resolve concerns over unpaid salaries owed to lecturers engaged on post-retirement contracts and changes to the association’s agreed scheme of service.
The association said some affected lecturers had gone more than 27 months without receiving their salaries despite working under valid contracts.
Speaking on Campus Exclusive on Radio Univers on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, TUTAG National President Professor Deodat Emilson Adenutsi, said the association may consider suspending the strike if the government ensures that affected lecturers are captured in the payment system and that they begin receiving their outstanding salaries.
“If they capture them in the payment, which assures us that they’ll start paying them then I’m quite sure we may consider that,” he stated.
Prof. Adenutsi added that the government must also address the association’s concerns over the unilateral decision it considers contrary to its agreed scheme of service.
“What we implied by our strike is an action. We want to see these people being captured in the payment system and then we want to see that this unilateral decision that is confrontational to our scheme of service is withdrawn,” he said.
Prof. Adenutsi further noted that the association would monitor the government’s progress in resolving the outstanding issues.
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Story by Millicent Jackson Quansah | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Vanessa Katrin Ohene
