GES has forwarded 347 salary arrears cases to the CAGD for payment, but 119 staff ID cases failed verification.

Published 13 Nov 2026, 19:37 GMT

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Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Ernest Kofi Davis.

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The Ghana Education Service has processed salary arrears for 347 teachers recruited in 2024 and forwarded them for payment, but says 119 staff ID cases could not be verified.

GES set up a Help Desk at its headquarters on September 8 to receive individual complaints from affected 2024 recruits with salary-related concerns. It closed the desk on October 8 after receiving and examining 471 issues.

Of those, 347 concerned salary arrears. GES says all 347 have been processed and forwarded to the Controller and Accountant-General's Department for validation and payment.

On staff IDs, five of the 124 cases without IDs have been processed. GES says those five teachers will receive their IDs in the coming weeks.

The remaining 119 cases could not be verified. GES says the individuals concerned "have no records in the GES database" and their appointment letters "could not be authenticated in line with due process".

Regional Directors with such teachers in their regions have already been queried to explain why they have such persons in the classrooms, the statement says.

The statement sets no timetable for the CAGD validation and payment. It also says nothing about what the 119 affected individuals should do next or any deadline for resolving their cases.

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GES clears arrears for 347 teachers recruited in 2024 but cannot verify 119 staff ID cases

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