Professor Ransford Gyampo, President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG), has accused high-ranking government officials and members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of attempting to disrupt UTAG’s solidarity.
According to Prof. Gyampo, some deputy ministers and party leaders have reached out to UTAG members, urging them to suspend their ongoing strike.
UTAG-UG initiated the strike in response to the government’s perceived lack of action against illegal mining, also known as galamsey.
Speaking on TV3 on Saturday, October 19, Prof. Gyampo reiterated that UTAG remains resolute in continuing the strike.
“To those deputy ministers and top party functionaries who tried to break our unity, I was on the phone when you spoke to them, I listened in, even though you didn’t know. You can attempt to divide or weaken other labor unions, but not UTAG. We are still on strike, and you can go to hell,” he declared.
Prof. Gyampo further criticized the Akufo-Addo administration, claiming it would be remembered as an undemocratic government in Ghana’s history.
“This government will go down in history as the most undemocratic in Ghana’s self-republic. They are weakening the legislature, the judiciary, and silencing civil society, the voices of eminent people, and now even trying to divide the labor front,” he added.