"This government simply does not care about anything. If they did, teacher trainees wouldn't be crying over the disruption of their academic calendar. The demands of Colleges of Education teachers would have been promptly addressed," said the flagbearer of the (NDC), , summarizing the prolonged strike by CETAG. Addressing a mini rally at Peki Blengo in the Volta Region as part of his campaign tour, Mr. Mahama described the government's lackadaisical approach to addressing the issue as unacceptable. "If it was a government that cared, they would have sat down with the aggrieved teachers and resolved their issues," he explained.