General News of Friday, 5 October 2018Source: Graphic.com.ghSalary arrears of 70,000 teachers cleared – BawumiaVice President, Dr Mahamudu BawumiaGovernment has cleared the salary arrears of 70,000 teachers since assuming office, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. According to him, the Akufo-Addo-led administration inherited salary arrears owed some 100,000 teachers when they assumed office in January 2017. Addressing the audience on the theme “The Right to Education Means Right to Qualified Teachers,” Dr Bawumia noted that the NPP government’s policy on teachers has increasingly sought to address the welfare of teachers and upgrade the standard of their training. That game-changing move will make a Bachelor’s Degree the minimum requirement to teach at the basic level in Ghana, the Vice President noted. Dr Bawumia added that the celebration of the ‘Teachers’ Day’ is to motivate the teachers to give off their best.

Source: GhanaWeb October 05, 2018 14:15 UTC