Normal duties are expected to resume at the Savannah College of Education following a decision by the two staff unions to suspend their sit-down strike and pursue further negotiations with authorities.
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) and the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) announced that the suspension took effect on November 1, 2026, following interventions by the Savannah Regional Minister and other stakeholders.
In a joint statement dated Sunday, November 1, the unions said the decision followed the Regional Minister’s intervention, during which he engaged staff on behalf of the President of the Republic of Ghana.
The intervention also involved traditional leaders, the North Gonja District Chief Executive, the Savannah Regional Director of Education, College Management and the North Gonja District Police Commander.
The unions explained that the Regional Minister assured the affected staff that their concerns would receive attention after listening to their grievances.
“After listening to staff concerns, the Honourable Regional Minister assured that the outstanding issues would receive the necessary attention and appealed to the unions to end the industrial action,” the statement said.
They added that engagements with College Management had also made some progress towards resolving the outstanding concerns.
“Subsequent engagements between the leadership of the two unions and College Management have also yielded some progress towards resolving the outstanding concerns. In view of these developments, the unions have agreed to suspend the strike to allow ongoing consultations and negotiations to continue,” the statement said.
The next major step in resolving the dispute is a meeting between the leadership of both unions and officials of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).
The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, will involve the Director-General and the Director of Budget of GTEC.
According to the unions, the engagement is expected to clarify the next steps and establish a roadmap and timelines for completing the migration process, particularly with regard to the 15 limited clearances.
The statement said, “The meeting is expected to clarify the next steps and establish a clear roadmap and timelines for completing the migration process, particularly with regard to the fifteen (15) limited clearances.”
The joint leadership has consequently directed all members to resume their normal duties from November 1, 2026.
“Accordingly, all members are directed to resume their normal duties on 1st November, 2026,” the statement added.
The sit-down strike was triggered by concerns over delays in migrating staff onto the government payroll, following the absorption of the Savannah College of Education into the public Colleges of Education system in March 2025.
The action involved about 170 teaching and non-teaching staff who had raised concerns about their remuneration, recruitment and employment arrangements under the public system.
The unions have maintained that the transition remains incomplete while outstanding staff migration issues persist.
