GNAT National President, Phillipa Larsen said teachers are unhappy with His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo and the earlier the President changes his posture towards teachers, the better. His Excellency Akufo-Addo has been absent from attending the annual best Teachers Awards Ceremony since he took office in 2017.
She spoke to Media General‘s Paa Kwesi Larry Moses on the sidelines of the Ghana Teacher Prize Ceremony held on Tuesday, October 5 at Sunyani, the Bono Region capital.
“Teachers are so sad because we love the President and we know our President also loves us,” Ms Larsen indicated.
“But it must be shown not just by words. Your words can be given to anybody to present but seeing you is a different thing altogether.”
The GNAT National President said the presence of the president at any event speaks volumes about the backing of the country’s leadership and the importance they give to that programme but his absence will prove otherwise.
“It is our prayer that next year God willing he will be able to join us. I want to state that whatever programme that is scheduled for October 5 must be cancelled. This is not a national event, it is a global event and if our president is not with us, it means a different thing altogether.”
Ghana Teachers Award 2021 Winners
This year’s celebration saw Winneba Senior High School’s Ebenezer Kojo Otoo emerge as the National Best Teacher, walking home with a three-bedroom house as his prize.
Reverend Sister Jacinta Kwakyewaa, a tutor at the St. Francis SH/Technical School in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region was adjudged the first runner-up and she received a brand new 4×4 pick-up vehicle while Nelson Saviour Kwashie of Awutu Swinton SHS came third.
