General News of Tuesday, 31 December 2019Source: Myjoyonline.com‘We would not be drawn into debate over licensure exams’ – GNAT clarifiesGNAT says they will defend what is good for for teachersManagement of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has dissociated itself from a comment by one of its top executives suggesting it has taken a stance on the licensure examination for teachers. Deputy General Secretary of the Association had said on Saturday that GNAT was opposed to plans by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to cancel the policy if voted into power. According to Mr Daniel Affadu, the policy was important to differentiate themselves from “fake” teachers that have flooded the system. “We feel that in Ghana we only hear of fake lawyers being arrested, have you ever heard of a fake teacher? But sometimes these SHS graduates, who go and teach people even in their homes, when they defile a student people say a ‘teacher has defiled the child’.

Source: GhanaWeb December 30, 2019 22:30 UTC