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TEACHERS' COALITION FOR
GOOD GOVERNANCE (TCGG):
February 22, 2015
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Dumsor demonstration,
Teacher's Coalition for Good Governance
In solidarity with the pressure group
Concerned Ghanaians, an umbrella group
representing the interests of teachers,
Teachers' Coalition for Good Governance (TCGG),
will take to the streets of Kumasi and other
cities and towns to demonstrate against the
ongoing erratic power supply plaguing the
country and the refusal of the government to
reduce fuel prices despite a drastic drop in
prices worldwide. TCGG shall also
demonstrate in protest of the victimisation
and unfair treatment being given to teachers
in the Ashanti Region who are perceived to
be averse to government. In parallel with
our Concerned Ghanaians allies, we intend to
demonstrate on Independence Day, 6th March.
As educators of the next generation of our
future leaders, we strongly feel it is our
civic and moral duty to draw to the
attention of our current leaders, that this
‘dumsor’ crisis is sabotaging our
educational institutions – from kindergarten
to the university.
One does not need to be told that the
country is living in the dark ages, both
literally and metaphorically. In this 21st
Century, it is ridiculous that Ghana cannot
produce the electricity required to meet its
needs.
The now persistent lack of electricity has
rendered teachers unable to adequately
prepare lesson notes for class, relying on
candlelight, torches, paraffin lights and
other primitive forms of electrical power.
Thanks to our history teachers, every
Ghanaian child has learnt about the Akosombo
Dam. It is a sad fact that in the fifty (50)
plus years since its completion, our power
generating capacity has barely been
upgraded. Yet we hark back to this
achievement because successive governments
have done virtually nothing to upgrade our
power capacity since then.
As a nation, we are not progressing and our
future looks bleak. What will our history
teachers be teaching our grandchildren
hundred (100) years after independence? A
history of progress, or of failure and
hardship?
In this day and age, it is an absolute
disgrace that students have to learn by
candlelight, or worse, by moonlight, in
order to study in the evening. Students are
failing to complete assignments due to
inadequate light. In their homes, halls and
dormitories students are unable to conduct
any meaningful research or serious study.
In cases where assignments have been
completed, this has only been due to iterant
students moving to neighborhoods that may be
lucky enough to have electrical power on a
particular occasion.
A lack of lighting and power has frequently
forced closures of tertiary and secondary
schools, not to mention libraries,
laboratories and other resource centers.
Security of students has also been
compromised, as recent reported occurrences
of burglaries and attempted rapes would
attest to.
The foul stench of decomposing food
pervading student kitchens is increasingly
becoming commonplace, as a lack of power
renders refrigerators useless. Additionally,
students are forced to spend their meager
financial resources on food on a daily
basis, due to the fact that they are unable
to store food in their refrigerators.
What government, worth its name can allow
this to happen under its watch?
Teaching and learning have severely been
compromised. Any serious government worth
any substance would deal with this power
crisis with alacrity. It is becoming
increasingly evident that we do not have a
serious government. In another 50 years, we
cannot continue to teach students about the
Akosombo Dam as our only major
infrastructural achievement. We need an
immediate action to address this crisis, and
we need it now!
In the Ashanti Region, the government is
replacing experienced teachers with
unqualified teachers who happen to be
government sympathisers. While the
government prioritises the next election
over education; Teachers Coalition believes
that the future of our children is being
sacrificed for electoral aspirations. What
on God's earth have our children done to
deserve this - to be placed on the altar of
political machinations? Is it because these
children happen to be born or reside in
Ashanti Region? This is a practice we find
completely unacceptable and inimical to
national development.
Due to the perpetual state of crisis that
this government has plunged the nation into,
it does not deserve the salute of any
student or teacher on 6th March.
We therefore call on all teachers and
students across the length and breadth of
this country, to join us, together with
Concerned Ghanaians, as we collectively
register our utmost dissatisfaction with the
status quo. Arise, come out and join this
protest to secure the future of our dear
nation.
Martha Kodua
0244967074
Frank Amoako
0244724752
Benard Barffour Gyawu
024 484 0157
Frank Ntiamoah
0246384366
Alex Nyamekye
0243269139 |
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Ghana Is Broke In Terms Of
Ideas
Pulse, Feb 20, Ghanadot - According to Franklin
Cudjoe, the country is broke monetarily and in terms of
ideas, but there are good ideas to fix it if only
leadership will listen..
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Parliament summons Power
Minister over power barges
CitiFM, Feb 21, Ghanadot - The Minister was
summoned after Effutu Member of Parliament, Alex
Afenyo-Markin asked the presiding Speaker, Ebo Barton-Odro
to cause the minister to be brought to the House to
submit details of governments agreement with the Turkey
firm on the two power barges in line with the provisions
of Article 181 of the 1992 Constitution....More
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Launch of Teshie-Nungua
desalination project postponed
JoyFM, Feb 20, Ghanadot - Government has
postponed the commissioning of the Teshie-Nungua
Desalination Water Project following reports from
residents that water flowing through their taps is
salty....President John Dramani Mahama was expected to
symbolically turn the valves to start pumping some 30
million gallons of treated sea water daily to homes
within the Teshie-Nungua catchment areas on Friday,
February 20, 2015, but that date has been set aside.... . More
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Ghana has been named
as the third of ten least corrupt countries in Africa
Pulse, Feb 21, Ghanadot - - Transparency
International (TI) just released the Global Corruption
Barometer 2014, which ranks countries according to
perception of corruption levels. In this year’s report
TI surveyed people in 54 African countries.....
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