Government targets October 16 for first tranche of teacher arrears – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister said the government could best fulfil its commitment by ensuring that 52,000 of the 80,000 records are validated, and called on the Controller and Accountant-General to expedite the process.

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has urged officials validating the records of teachers currently on strike to work with speed and accuracy as the government seeks to resolve concerns raised by the pre-tertiary teacher unions.

Speaking during the , Mr Iddrisu said the government expects the validation of at least 51,000 teachers to be completed by the end of Monday, October 5.