The University for Development Studies (UDS) branch of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has declared an indefinite strike effective May 27, 2025.
The strike is in protest of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission's (GTEC) decision on April 28, 2025, to stop the payment of office-holding allowances to GAUA-UDS members serving in management and leadership positions at the University for Development Studies.
Addressing a press conference in Tamale, the spokesperson, Juliana Abilla Buame, stated that the directive, issued without consultation or engagement with GAUA-UDS, undermines long-established conditions of service and violates the principles of fairness, dialogue, and mutual respect.
She expressed disappointment that GTEC would issue a new directive overturning its own earlier decision without recourse to engagement and dialogue with the affected parties.
