The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has reaffirmed its commitment to its ongoing indefinite strike, despite attempts by a group of 57 individuals to challenge its stance.
In a recent statement by Professor Ransford Gyampo, a senior member of UTAG, he clarified that the petition presented at a press conference by this group has no bearing on the strike.
According to him, of the 57 individuals behind the petition, a significant number-36-are not even university lecturers.
Furthermore, some of the lecturers listed as petitioners have publicly distanced themselves from the initiative, issuing disclaimers that they were included without their consent. "There's no way 57 people who are not all lecturers can describe themselves as a silent majority of lecturers with the audacity to give an ultimatum to close to 3,000 university professors," Gyampo asserted.