The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has renewed its call for the government to release outstanding payments to the Ghana Education Service Occupational Pension Scheme (Tier 2) for the past year.
GNAT accuses the government of defaulting on these payments and warns of potential actions if the contributions are not credited to their scheme managers.
In an interview with Citi News, GNAT’s General Secretary, Thomas Musah, emphasised the need for the government to act promptly on this demand.
“The government owes us approximately GH¢770 million and that is the principal. When you add the 3 percent to it, it will now be approximately GH¢1 billion.
“So the government now owes us GH¢1.7 billion and we are saying that the government should, as a matter of urgency, make sure that the monies are paid to our fund or to the scheme to avoid disturbances by the end of this month. It will not be in anybody’s interest.”