'We won’t return to the classroom' - Ashanti teacher unions back strike

TUTAG, GNAT and NAGRAT members held a press conference in Kumasi The Ashanti Regional Secretariats of GNAT, NAGRAT and PRETAG have reaffirmed their support for the nationwide teachers’ strike, saying members will not return to the classroom until their concerns are satisfactorily addressed.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Kumasi on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, GNAT Ashanti Regional Secretary Daniel Kwaku Atakora said the unions would follow the directives of their national leadership.

They said members would continue to support the industrial action until their concerns were addressed and their national leadership issued further directives.