Public Universities to be closed down on Wednesday

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Menu meho 10 years ago

I hope Anita Desoso will at this time too advice Mama to bring Lecturers from Cuba to come replace the striking ones. That is illiterates think when allowed to rule whiles learned people are sidelined.

I hope Anita Desoso will at this time too advice Mama to bring Lecturers from Cuba to come replace the striking ones. That is illiterates think when allowed to rule whiles learned people are sidelined.
Kofi 10 years ago

No, this time they intend taking turns in teaching at the universities. I learnt a new faculty of propaganda is already fully staffed.

No, this time they intend taking turns in teaching at the universities. I learnt a new faculty of propaganda is already fully staffed.
Nana Asare 10 years ago

IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THE INNOCENT STUDENTS ARE SUFFERING BUT THE STRIKE MUST GO ON FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO KNOW THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.

IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THE INNOCENT STUDENTS ARE SUFFERING BUT THE STRIKE MUST GO ON FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO KNOW THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.
Joe Turkey 10 years ago

The phrase "research allowance" by itself makes no sense. And monies paid to university lecturers must be incentives, rather than allowances. I know a lot of these lecturers either went to school or taught in foreign countrie ...
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The phrase "research allowance" by itself makes no sense. And monies paid to university lecturers must be incentives, rather than allowances. I know a lot of these lecturers either went to school or taught in foreign countries - particularly the United States and Britain. SOME (not all) universities in these countries provide research incentives for papers published and NOT research allowances paid in the hope that some professor is going to do research. How many publications have we seen from Ghanaian professors?
Dr Robert K Glah 10 years ago

Scrap the book allowance for Lecturers
Pay them bonus for published research work that drives us forward.

Scrap the book allowance for Lecturers
Pay them bonus for published research work that drives us forward.
jerry kissi-amakye 10 years ago

At times we need to blame ourselves for all this,because u think is good for you may not be good for someone.It high times lecturers put a stop to this act of strike but what about the government too,is he doing he best to se ...
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At times we need to blame ourselves for all this,because u think is good for you may not be good for someone.It high times lecturers put a stop to this act of strike but what about the government too,is he doing he best to settle issues concerning payment of one's attribute to his work.Those with ears should listen..am out
OSAGYEFO 10 years ago

In 1994 when university lecturers went on strike for a whole year, Kwamina Ahoi was addressing a forum in Accra and asked the crowd ARE THERE NO TEACHERS AMONG US WHO CAN TEACH? Rawlings then threatened the lecturers with sun ...
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In 1994 when university lecturers went on strike for a whole year, Kwamina Ahoi was addressing a forum in Accra and asked the crowd ARE THERE NO TEACHERS AMONG US WHO CAN TEACH? Rawlings then threatened the lecturers with sundry dismissal and replacing them with foreign lecturers so I am not surprised it is happening again 20yrs later. Shame unto you NDC
Tibaa 10 years ago

Research allowance should not be a free commodity; it should be disbursed based upon an approved research proposal from lecturers. Period

Research allowance should not be a free commodity; it should be disbursed based upon an approved research proposal from lecturers. Period
Ankasa Ankasa 10 years ago

I expect this government to be proactive and bring in Cuban lecturers to continue with what Ghanaian lecturers were doing. As a matter of truth, NDC has nothing in the purse to pay lecturers. Do we even have a leader? Ghana i ...
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I expect this government to be proactive and bring in Cuban lecturers to continue with what Ghanaian lecturers were doing. As a matter of truth, NDC has nothing in the purse to pay lecturers. Do we even have a leader? Ghana in the hands of NDC is in a mess -Very soon, we will be taxed for walking, jogging etc
osei yao 10 years ago

Are the Univ teachers demanding allowances to PUBLISH their books or simply to buy books written by others? How many books have been written by the UNIV TEACHERS WRITTEN SINCE lEGON, KNUST, UCC WERE ESTABLISHED? When I was st ...
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Are the Univ teachers demanding allowances to PUBLISH their books or simply to buy books written by others? How many books have been written by the UNIV TEACHERS WRITTEN SINCE lEGON, KNUST, UCC WERE ESTABLISHED? When I was studying I heard of research grant which researchers competed for to do research. Research allowance? What is it for? To buy beer at the commonrooms? Strange things happen in Ghana.
jolojo 10 years ago

God forgive you; you don't know what you are saying. if you know the life of a well commited lecturer you will not even seay what you are saying; before you become a prof. you might end up loosing a family

God forgive you; you don't know what you are saying. if you know the life of a well commited lecturer you will not even seay what you are saying; before you become a prof. you might end up loosing a family
johnvo 10 years ago

How?

How?
Yaw Ghana 10 years ago

Go and do your research for the questions you have posed. You want to be spoon-fed yet you complain about the people who are spoon-feeding you with knowledge.Strange things happen in Ghana.

Go and do your research for the questions you have posed. You want to be spoon-fed yet you complain about the people who are spoon-feeding you with knowledge.Strange things happen in Ghana.
MATIGARI 10 years ago

WE ARE TIRED OF THESE UNIVERSITY LECTURERS. THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT ALLOWANCES ARE JUST LIKE BONUSES AND WHEN THEY ARE NOT PAID EMPOLOYEES CAN STILL GO TO WORK. AFTERALL THE BOOK ALLOWANCES MUST BE SCRAPED AS SOME LECTURERS HAN ...
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WE ARE TIRED OF THESE UNIVERSITY LECTURERS. THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT ALLOWANCES ARE JUST LIKE BONUSES AND WHEN THEY ARE NOT PAID EMPOLOYEES CAN STILL GO TO WORK. AFTERALL THE BOOK ALLOWANCES MUST BE SCRAPED AS SOME LECTURERS HANG ONTO THEIR OLD NOTES, AS OLD AS METHUSALA BUT ARE CLAIMING THE ALLOWANCE, THEY SHOULD GO ON THE NET TO RETRIEVE MODERN INFORMATION FOR WHICH THE UNIVERSITIES ARE ALREADY PAYING HUGE SUMS OF MONEY TO ACCESS.
Akwasi 10 years ago

if there is a close down, will the lecturers be paid monthly during the year of closure?

Also, the government must solve this situation, if not the rate of unemployment will be on the rise.

if there is a close down, will the lecturers be paid monthly during the year of closure?

Also, the government must solve this situation, if not the rate of unemployment will be on the rise.
Kwame, Adenta 10 years ago

they should demand every dime form this faceless and irresponsible government whose tenure has seen the collapse of all institutions. Imagine an immediate past VC as Minister and former NUGS president as dep Min for tertiary ...
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they should demand every dime form this faceless and irresponsible government whose tenure has seen the collapse of all institutions. Imagine an immediate past VC as Minister and former NUGS president as dep Min for tertiary educ and they cant solve this simple issue.
Ali Abanga 10 years ago

Now it clearly appears that the nation is without any leader still looking forward to the Aug 29, verdict the battle is the Lord's

Now it clearly appears that the nation is without any leader still looking forward to the Aug 29, verdict the battle is the Lord's
DAAGYANBIE TK HALID 10 years ago

I don't know the kind of leaders Ghana is having now.If u can give 120000 Ghana cedis to one person,why can u give out the same amount to train the incoming leaders?

I don't know the kind of leaders Ghana is having now.If u can give 120000 Ghana cedis to one person,why can u give out the same amount to train the incoming leaders?
chokor 10 years ago

what kind of research are they doing that they require allowance. They need to get out of their lazy butts and learn how to write proposals for external funding to do practical research. What does the government get in retu ...
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what kind of research are they doing that they require allowance. They need to get out of their lazy butts and learn how to write proposals for external funding to do practical research. What does the government get in return for their so called research?
STAFFORD 10 years ago

WE MUST ESTABLISH TRUST FUNDS/ CHARITIES TO RESOLVE SUCH DISPUTES IN GHANA.

WE MUST ESTABLISH TRUST FUNDS/ CHARITIES TO RESOLVE SUCH DISPUTES IN GHANA.
social activist 10 years ago

I think it is about time we tell people the plain truth. what research are these lecturers doing and there are still numerous problems in ghana unsolved. The fact even is how many of these lecturers come to teach. They either ...
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I think it is about time we tell people the plain truth. what research are these lecturers doing and there are still numerous problems in ghana unsolved. The fact even is how many of these lecturers come to teach. They either sit or travel else where for their private business. I think they should be contempt with what is given them at the end of the month. I am a student in one of the universities in the country and currently at home suffering from the strike but I will say more grace to the government with the direction the government have taken. Yes someone will say the effect will come to me. But before freedom comes people have to suffer for it and I am ready to suffer to prevent these greedy but lazy lecturers from profiting from that their so called book and research allowance.
STAFFORD 10 years ago

NEW EDITION BOOKS ALSO COST MONEY. WE MUST KEEP UP WITH NEW STANDARDS ALL THE TIME.

NEW EDITION BOOKS ALSO COST MONEY. WE MUST KEEP UP WITH NEW STANDARDS ALL THE TIME.
Ataa 10 years ago

How many lecturers do that? Excuse me!

How many lecturers do that? Excuse me!
SOKOTO 10 years ago

The Public University students must be reimbursed, for classes missed and time wasted.

If the students are not able to pay their fees, they are sacked.
If they are not being taught, they must be refunded.

The Public University students must be reimbursed, for classes missed and time wasted.

If the students are not able to pay their fees, they are sacked.
If they are not being taught, they must be refunded.
fakum 10 years ago

useless professors have books did they produce in Ghana.

useless professors have books did they produce in Ghana.
Kofi 10 years ago

Fakum, I share your frustration. After going through the hands of those profs, you still cannot write "how" and your only sentence does not make sense. Your profs were really useless and you must have been a very stupid stude ...
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Fakum, I share your frustration. After going through the hands of those profs, you still cannot write "how" and your only sentence does not make sense. Your profs were really useless and you must have been a very stupid student!
Kofi 10 years ago

Why should we put up with such an incompetent government when EVERTHING is falling apart including University closure because of non payment of allowances. Let the SC save GHANA

Why should we put up with such an incompetent government when EVERTHING is falling apart including University closure because of non payment of allowances. Let the SC save GHANA
SOKOTO 10 years ago

Any University lecturers, who has collected payment of their book and research allowances, and has not published any book, or research findings, must be made to refund those allowance, for each year no research was published. ...
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Any University lecturers, who has collected payment of their book and research allowances, and has not published any book, or research findings, must be made to refund those allowance, for each year no research was published.

How many of them publish any books or research anyway?

Research allowance is no free money.
Ataa 10 years ago

"...University lecturers have been on strike for several weeks in demand for the payment of their book and research allowances".

The resolution to this is simple, bring the receipt for your purchased books and your researc ...
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"...University lecturers have been on strike for several weeks in demand for the payment of their book and research allowances".

The resolution to this is simple, bring the receipt for your purchased books and your research paper and you will be reimbursed..abi? Some use notes from the 80's and 90'...and we are in 2013!
JANE 10 years ago

GHANA WILL CONTINUE TO BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AS LONG AS WE GAHANAIANS CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE OUR USELESS NDC, NPP POLITICAL CRIMINALS HOLD ON POWER.

NOTHING NOW WORKS IN GHANA.

GHANA IS A FAILED STATE!!!

GHANA WILL CONTINUE TO BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AS LONG AS WE GAHANAIANS CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE OUR USELESS NDC, NPP POLITICAL CRIMINALS HOLD ON POWER.

NOTHING NOW WORKS IN GHANA.

GHANA IS A FAILED STATE!!!
ceoboss 10 years ago

ghana lecturers hav started learnin how to go on strike from dia naija counterparts....hmmmmm unity across borders

ghana lecturers hav started learnin how to go on strike from dia naija counterparts....hmmmmm unity across borders
mahamudu 10 years ago

dont spoil are dreams.....

dont spoil are dreams.....
SULE 10 years ago

Ghana has been taken over by vagabonds, hoodlums for whom education and progress, and an improvement in the lives of those who are willing and ready, mean nothing to them, so far as, they benefit from the chaotic status quo. ...
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Ghana has been taken over by vagabonds, hoodlums for whom education and progress, and an improvement in the lives of those who are willing and ready, mean nothing to them, so far as, they benefit from the chaotic status quo. It is on record that, in the early or mid 90's, UTAG went on strike for close to 9 months, virtually throwing the academic calendar out of whack, and since then, the educational sector has never been the same. Fast forward to 2013, and what do we see, again under the same P(NDC) gov't?
Here is a gov't talking about competitiveness and the scaling up of the activities of our universities, with a view to address our economic situation which is in the very pits, as a result of the same ineptitude of the same NDC gov't, but the gov't is not ready to put it's money where it's mouth needs to be. Is it perfectly alright for a developing country, which needs the intellectual base to leapfrog it's developmental agenda and paradigm, to adopt an intransigent position, over, Lecturers book and research allowance? It's simply mindboggling how myopic and slow thinking this NDC party is, in seeking to address our fundamental development challenges, which is obviously educational based. Is it therefore any wonder that, Ghana continues to suffer from the failed policies and actions and continues to sink deeper and deeper into the abyss, under the NDC gov't? It goes without saying that indeed, governance has gone to the dogs. It is increasingly clear and unambiguously so, this Mahama-Amissah Arthur administration is by far the worst, most incompetent and most inept, dimwitted team ever, to have assumed the reins of gov't albeit by foul means. This most definitely is not the party Ghanaians entrusted with their mandate to lead and champion their cause for the next 4 years. This is clearly the most useless gov't ever, in the annals of the history of governance in Ghana.
agbelom 10 years ago

please i say to you do not let the green grass fool you dont just come herh and say shit for you know not

please i say to you do not let the green grass fool you dont just come herh and say shit for you know not
AL CAPONE. 10 years ago

Stupid fool. Nkwasiafuo are messing up the country and you open your stinking putrid mouth to talk smelly cunt shit. Shut up your stinking fuck face.

Stupid fool. Nkwasiafuo are messing up the country and you open your stinking putrid mouth to talk smelly cunt shit. Shut up your stinking fuck face.
Kpakpo Allotey 10 years ago

Your intelligence is so low you cannot stimulate your brain to think beyond the very end of your'anal-tomy'. Fool, I believe we still have some expatriate teachers/lecturers in our secondary schools and high institutions so ...
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Your intelligence is so low you cannot stimulate your brain to think beyond the very end of your'anal-tomy'. Fool, I believe we still have some expatriate teachers/lecturers in our secondary schools and high institutions so what are you two Menu meho and Kofi talking about? If you believe selfishly that it is the government losing out because of the strike hen think seriously again. It is rather a whole national concern. Don't try to rejoice in others predicaments.
agbelom 10 years ago

we should learn to forget about all this politics and move on

we should learn to forget about all this politics and move on
am me 10 years ago

Why do u deny them what is theirs,whiles they know u are “up there'' spending and enjoying ur allowances but do not want to give them what belongs to them. This is what will happened. God gave Ghana kwame nkrumah and we kil ...
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Why do u deny them what is theirs,whiles they know u are “up there'' spending and enjoying ur allowances but do not want to give them what belongs to them. This is what will happened. God gave Ghana kwame nkrumah and we killed him,no leader can be compare to Dr kwame nkrumah. Hypocrites corrupt parties both NPP and NDC.this is what will happen when u vote for this two parties
Paa Kodwo 10 years ago

THEY TEACH THE STUDENTS NOTHING AND LATER FOR THEM TO BE A PROBLEM AT THE LABOUR MARKET.

WHAT ARE THEY AFTER, RESEARCH ALLOWANCE IN THE MIDST OF POVERTY.

THEY TEACH THE STUDENTS NOTHING AND LATER FOR THEM TO BE A PROBLEM AT THE LABOUR MARKET.

WHAT ARE THEY AFTER, RESEARCH ALLOWANCE IN THE MIDST OF POVERTY.
abena D. 10 years ago

what proper research are they even doing?? kmt....some dont even teach when they come to class. All they want is money that just a few of them deserve

what proper research are they even doing?? kmt....some dont even teach when they come to class. All they want is money that just a few of them deserve

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