Okudzeto Ablakwa Offers Financial Assistance To Unpaid Private School Staff
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is offering financial assistance to all 570 teaching and non-teaching staff of some 45 private schools in his constituency.
The kind gesture of the outspoken MP born out of a decision after he was told the teaching and non-teaching staff of the schools within his constituency have not been paid since March this Year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
On his Facebook page, he announced the package stating; “In the unfortunate circumstances, I have notified the leadership of private schools of a new MP’s initiative to offer a cash compensation package to all 570 teaching and non-teaching staff at the end of this month (May).”
He assured teaching and non-teaching staff to be rest assured of their jobs because non-will be laid off during this difficult times.
Read full statement below;
”In the unfortunate circumstances, I have notified the leadership of private schools of a new MP’s initiative to offer a cash compensation package to all 570 teaching and non-teaching staff at the end of this month (May),” he wrote.
He also expressed gratitude to the schools for not laying off any staff.
Read his full post below
I have been in touch with the leadership of the 45 private basic schools in my beloved constituency to find out how they are coping with the exigencies of the times and to express my solidarity.
Sad to hear that unlike their counterparts in the public sector, teaching and non-teaching staff have not received salaries since March, thanks to COVID-19.
In the unfortunate circumstances, I have notified the leadership of private schools of a new MP’s initiative to offer a cash compensation package to all 570 teaching and non-teaching staff at the end of this month (May).
I am particularly delighted that I have also secured assurances that no teacher would be laid off in these difficult times.
We are all in this together. We will defeat COVID-19 together and we rise from the ashes together.
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