51,000 teachers’ promotion arrears to be validated for October payment – Education Minister

Speaking to the media on Friday, October 2, after the government met the striking teacher unions, Mr Iddrisu said payment of promotion arrears was one of three core issues raised by the unions.

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, says the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department is validating data on up to 51,000 teachers as the government works to pay outstanding promotion arrears.

He said the validation exercise will inform a supplementary payment schedule for one category of teachers, while others will have their payments reflected in their October salaries.